Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB2001
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Veterans' medical care: Armed forces and national security: Elementary and secondary education
Description: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
Session: 114th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Last Action Date: April 23, 2015
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2001/all-info
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Jeff Miller (R); Michael Conaway (R); Ralph Abraham (D); Stephen Knight (R); Tim Huelskamp (R); Barry Loudermilk (R); Thomas Rooney (R); Doug Lamborn (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (8 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 23, 2015 | Introduced in House |
| House | Apr 23, 2015 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 7 2015 | 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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