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HR 1041 · introduced · major

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

What this bill does

  • Prohibits the VA from reporting veterans to the federal gun background check system based solely on having a fiduciary manage their benefits.
  • Affects veterans and beneficiaries who have court-appointed fiduciaries for VA benefit management.
  • Takes effect upon enactment with no specified federal cost.

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  1. 01

    How should the government balance protecting veterans' due process rights against potential public safety concerns when veterans have benefit fiduciaries?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists that current VA reporting practices to background check systems actually prevent harm or unnecessarily restrict veterans' gun ownership?

  3. 03

    How would removing fiduciary status as a reporting trigger affect both veterans seeking financial help managing benefits and the background check system's effectiveness?

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Sponsor · R-IL-12

Mike Bost

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Introduced 2025-06-05

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-06-05 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112.

  2. 2025-06-05 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-143.

  3. 2025-06-05 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-143.

  4. 2025-05-06 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.

  5. 2025-05-06 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  6. 2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  7. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  8. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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