Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB629
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Description: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department 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: 115th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 3, 2017
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/629/all-info
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Michael Conaway (R); Brad Wenstrup (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (2 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 3, 2017 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| House | Jan 24, 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 24, 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 1 2017 | 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
