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[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 705.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which states ``[t]he Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debtsand provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States''The single subject of this legislation is:Second Amendment related due process rights for VAbeneficiares with fiducaries.[Page H629]
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H.R. 705, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60288
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 1, 2024
Armed Forces and National Security
- Criminal justice information and records
2023-04-19T16:00:27Z
- Firearms and explosives
2023-04-19T16:00:27Z
- Government information and archives
2023-04-19T16:00:27Z
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
2023-04-19T16:00:27Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2023-02-23T14:30:25Z
00
2023-02-01
Introduced in House
2023-02-24T11:36:09Z
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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.
07
2024-09-16
Reported to House
2024-11-19T19:24:17Z
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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.

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2024-06-11T15:50:51Z
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
2024-05-24T13:42:38Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
2024-03-18T20:16:42Z
Introduced in House
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- Reported in House
2024-09-16T04:00:00Z
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2023-02-01T05:00:00Z
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2024-09-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
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