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HR 962 · in committee · significant

Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act

What this bill does

  • The bill prevents the VA from sharing veterans' personal information with the federal gun background check system based solely on disability status.
  • Veterans with service-connected disabilities and their beneficiaries are affected by this restriction on information sharing.
  • The bill takes effect upon enactment and requires the VA to change its data-sharing procedures with no stated cost.

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    How should policymakers balance protecting veterans' privacy rights against the goal of keeping firearms from individuals deemed unsafe by background check systems?

  2. 02

    What evidence exists about whether VA disability determinations reliably predict someone's fitness to own firearms compared to other risk factors?

  3. 03

    If the VA stops sharing disability data with background checks, what alternative methods could identify veterans who pose a risk to themselves or others?

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Chip Roy

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  2. 2025-02-04 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-02-04 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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