Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation HB705
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Description: To amend title 38, United States Code, 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.
Session: 118th Congress
Last Action: Committee Hearings Held
Last Action Date: July 19, 2023
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/705/all-info
Companion Bill: SB1875
Sponsors
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72 sponsors: Mike Bost (R); Elise Stefanik (R); Jack Bergman (R); Nancy Mace (R); Matt Rosendale (R); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R); Greg Murphy (R); Derrick Van Orden (R); Morgan Luttrell (R); Juan Ciscomani (R); Elijah Crane (R); Keith Self (R); Jennifer Kiggans (R); Jake Ellzey (R); Tracey Mann (R); Jim Banks (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Mike Kelly (R); Monica De La Cruz (R); Clay Higgins (R); Eric Crawford (R); Matt Gaetz (R); Brad Wenstrup (R); James Baird (R); Lauren Boebert (R); Randy Feenstra (R); Mike Johnson (R); Ronny Jackson (R); Claudia Tenney (R); Brett Guthrie (R); Paul Gosar (R); Dan Newhouse (R); Ben Cline (R); Nicholas Langworthy (R); Brad Finstad (R); Robert Wittman (R); Brian Babin (R); Dan Crenshaw (R); John Moolenaar (R); John Joyce (R); Jacob Laturner (R); Richard Hudson (R); Bruce Westerman (R); Erin Houchin (R); Scott DesJarlais (R); Michelle Fischbach (R); Jerry Carl (R); Harriet Hageman (R); Bill Huizenga (R); Doug Lamborn (R); Andy Harris (R); Wesley Hunt (R); Dusty Johnson (R); Gus Bilirakis (R); William Timmons (R); Barry Moore (R); Brian Mast (R); Ryan Zinke (R); Debbie Lesko (R); Darin LaHood (R); Byron Donalds (R); Drew Ferguson (R); Chip Roy (R); Kat Cammack (R); John James (R); Dan Meuser (R); Ralph Norman (R); Bill Posey (R); Alexander Mooney (R); Diana Harshbarger (R); Rudolph Yakym III (R); Tim Walberg (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (72 of 435)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 19, 2023 | Committee Hearings Held |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Introduced in House |
| House | Feb 1, 2023 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 22 2023 | 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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