Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB1217
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Description: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
Session: 117th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 23, 2021
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1217/all-info
Sponsors
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5 sponsors: Mike Bost (R); Liz Cheney (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); Ken Buck (R); Felix Moore (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (5 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 23, 2021 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 23, 2021 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 23 2021 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Veterans' Affairs
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
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