S478Referred to Committee
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-02-06
Introduced
36
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
John Kennedy
Republican · LA · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (843 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/K000393
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (36)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)Original· 2025-02-06
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)Original· 2025-02-06
- Jerry Moran (R-KS)Original· 2025-02-06
- Jim Banks (R-IN)Original· 2025-02-06
- John Boozman (R-AR)Original· 2025-02-06
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)Original· 2025-02-06
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)Original· 2025-02-06
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)Original· 2025-02-06
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)Original· 2025-02-06
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE)Original· 2025-02-06
- Rick Scott (R-FL)Original· 2025-02-06
- Steve Daines (R-MT)Original· 2025-02-06
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)Original· 2025-02-06
- Tim Sheehy (R-MT)Original· 2025-02-06
- Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)Original· 2025-02-06
- Rand Paul (R-KY)· 2025-03-25
- James C. Justice (R-WV)· 2025-04-28
- Ted Budd (R-NC)· 2025-04-28
- James E. Risch (R-ID)· 2025-05-05
- James Lankford (R-OK)· 2025-05-05
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2025-05-06
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)· 2025-05-06
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2025-05-06
- John Cornyn (R-TX)· 2025-05-07
- Jon Husted (R-OH)· 2025-05-15
- Mike Lee (R-UT)· 2025-05-19
- Lindsey Graham (R-SC)· 2025-06-24
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)· 2025-09-02
- David McCormick (R-PA)· 2025-11-07
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)· 2026-02-24
- Dan Sullivan (R-AK)· 2026-03-17
- Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)· 2026-04-15
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH)· 2026-04-20
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
2025-03-11
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Previously
- Veterans' Affairs CommitteeHearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-11
- Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsHearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-11
- Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-06
- Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-06
Plain-English Summary
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms. Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or a beneficiary to the NICS solely on the basis that such veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage their benefits, unless there is an order or finding of a judicial authority that such veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Armed Forces and National Security
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