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    <item congress="119" measure-type="s" measure-number="478" measure-id="id119s478" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2025-02-06" update-date="2025-03-24">
        <title>Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119s478v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-03-24">
            <action-date>2025-02-06</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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