Proposed Federal Firearm Legislation SB478
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
Subject:
Description: A bill 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: 119th Congress
Last Action: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Last Action Date: March 11, 2025
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/478/all-info
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: John Kennedy (R); Jerry Moran (R); Chuck Grassley (R); Steve Daines (R); Marsha Blackburn (R); Pete Ricketts (R); Mike Rounds (R); Kevin Cramer (R); Jim Banks (R); Thom Tillis (R); Bill Cassidy (R); John Boozman (R); Rick Scott (R); Tommy Tuberville (R); Lisa Murkowski (R); Tim Sheehy (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 16% (16 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2025 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2025 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 12 2025 | federal link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: S
Committee Name: Veterans' Affairs
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
