HR496Referred to Committee
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-16
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Elijah Crane
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 86.2% (593 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$496k
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Cosponsors (1)
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Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-02-20
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
This bill would restore gun ownership rights to veterans who have been prohibited from owning firearms due to mental health determinations or other administrative decisions made by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation aims to make it easier for veterans to regain or retain their Second Amendment rights while potentially requiring a review process to ensure public safety. Veterans with disqualifying mental health records or those deemed incompetent would be affected by changes to how their firearm eligibility is determined.
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Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 496 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 496 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that basis for the transmission of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system was improper, does not apply, or no longer applies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2025 Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that basis for the transmission of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system was improper, does not apply, or no longer applies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF LACK OF BASIS FOR THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO HAVE TRANSMITTED CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR USE BY THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, within 30 days of enactment of this Act, and in accordance with section 40901(e)(1)(D) of title 34, United States Code, notify the Attorney General that the basis for the transmittal, on or after November 30, 1993, by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, of personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the beneficiary under section 5502 of this title 38, United States Code, to any entity in the Department of Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, was improper, does not apply, or no longer applies. SEC. 3. DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT A PERSON IS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT IS INSUFFICIENT TO TREAT SUCH PERSON AS A MENTAL DEFECTIVE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES REGARDING FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION. For purposes of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, a person shall not be treated as having been adjudicated as a mental defective solely on the basis that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined that such person-- (1) is mentally incompetent under section 3.353 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulation); or (2) requires a fiduciary under section 5502 of title 38, United States Code. <all>
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