Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB3450
Legislation Overview
Title: 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.
Subject: Armed forces and national security: Criminal justice information and records: Disability and paralysis: Government information and archives: Military personnel and dependents
Description: Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or their beneficiary to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that such veteran has a service-connected disability.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Committee Hearings Held.
Last Action Date: September 10, 2020
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3450/all-info
Sponsors
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6 sponsors: Chip Roy (R); Mike Bost (R); Dan Meuser (R); Greg Steube (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Denver Riggleman (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (6 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 10, 2020 | Committee Hearings Held. |
| House | Jun 24, 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 24, 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 2 2019 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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