S 478 · in committee · major
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
- veterans
What this bill does
- The VA is prohibited from sharing veteran information with the gun background check system based solely on having a benefits fiduciary.
- Veterans and their beneficiaries who have someone manage their VA benefits are affected.
- The restriction takes effect immediately upon enactment unless a court finds the veteran is a danger to themselves or others.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would prohibiting VA benefit information from reaching background checks affect firearm purchase screening for veterans with court-appointed fiduciaries?
- 02
What evidence exists that veterans with financial fiduciaries currently face barriers to gun ownership that this bill would address?
- 03
If a veteran's fiduciary status no longer triggers background check flagging, what alternative safeguards could identify individuals who pose a danger to themselves or others?
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Sponsor · R-LA
John Kennedy
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
34/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-11
Joining the bill
Pete Ricketts
R-NE · original
Lisa Murkowski
R-AK · original
Mike Rounds
R-SD · original
Chuck Grassley
R-IA · original
Jim Banks
R-IN · original
Jerry Moran
R-KS · original
Marsha Blackburn
R-TN · original
Bill Cassidy
R-LA · original
John Boozman
R-AR · original
Kevin Cramer
R-ND · original
Steve Daines
R-MT · original
Rick Scott
R-FL · original
+ 22 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-11 · senate · Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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