HR 962 · in committee · significant
Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act
- veterans
- civil rights
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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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?
- 02
What evidence exists about whether VA disability determinations reliably predict someone's fitness to own firearms compared to other risk factors?
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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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Sponsor · R-TX-21
Chip Roy
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Introduced 2025-03-06
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-02-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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