3.0.0 629 2023-01-11T13:34:19Z 2023-01-11T13:34:19Z House HR 2017-01-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONAWAY:H.R. 629.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of theUnited States.[Page H687]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-03T19:18:30Z Referred to 2017-01-24T15:01:10Z Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 115 1181 HR 2017-03-22 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21. Related bill CRS 2017-02-03 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2017-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 N W000815 Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] Brad Wenstrup R OH R. 2 2017-01-24 True Armed Forces and National Security Firearms and explosives Licensing and registrations Mental health Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-01-24 Introduced in House 2017-02-13T16:20:46Z Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

]]> Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Display Title Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Introduced in House 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr629ih/xml/BILLS-115hr629ih.xml 2017-02-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.