Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB577
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Veterans' medical care: Armed forces and national security
Description: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), considering 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: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 15, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00577:@@@L&summ2=m&
Companion Bill: HB602
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Stockman, Steve; Bentivolio, Kerry L.; Bridenstine, Jim; Broun, Paul C.;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (4 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| House | Feb 6, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11 2013 | 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: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
