Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB602
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
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 (VA), 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: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114.
Last Action Date: July 19, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00602:@@@L&summ2=m&
Companion Bill: HB577
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Miller, Jeff;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (1 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 19, 2013 | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-159. |
| House | Jul 19, 2013 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 114. |
| House | May 8, 2013 | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| House | May 8, 2013 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| House | May 8, 2013 | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. |
| House | Apr 16, 2013 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| House | Feb 22, 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| House | Feb 8, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 20 2013 | federal link | bill text |
| Introduced | Feb 19 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
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