119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Mar 11, 2025
S. 478IntroducedArmed Forces and National Security
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John (R-LA)40 cosponsorsIntroduced Feb 6, 2025
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In plain English
This bill prevents the Department of Veterans Affairs from reporting veterans' and beneficiaries' names to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System solely because they have a fiduciary managing their benefits, unless a court has found them to be a danger to themselves or others. Sponsor: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). The bill has 40 Republican cosponsors and no Democratic cosponsors, and hearings were held in the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee in March 2025.
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Note: the official CRS summary for this bill was written on 2025-02-06, but the bill text was revised on 2025-02-06T05:00:00Z. Provisions may have been added since the summary was written — the section list above reflects the current text.
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Activity timeline
Mar 11
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Feb 6
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6
Feb 6, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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All 3 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Mar 11
SENATECommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Feb 6
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6
Introduced in Senate
All 40 cosponsors
0 Democrats · 40 Republicans
Republicans (40)
Graham, LindseySC
Mullin, MarkwayneOK
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