[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9054 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9054

 To prevent the use of unconstitutional gun confiscation laws against 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2024

  Mr. Crane (for himself and Mr. Rosendale) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prevent the use of unconstitutional gun confiscation laws against 
                               veterans.

    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 ``Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment 
Rights Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF USE OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL GUN CONFISCATION LAWS 
              AGAINST VETERANS.

    (a) Prohibition.--No officer or employee of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs shall, in the course of their duties as an officer or 
employee of such Department, initiate, participate in, or advocate for 
the removal of a firearm in any proceedings relating to a State gun 
confiscation law.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``gun confiscation law'' means a State law 
        that provides the authority for the removal of a firearm 
        through a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective 
        order.
            (2) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
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