Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025
HR 496, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025, directly affects veterans who were previously flagged for firearm restrictions based on Veterans Affairs (VA) determinations of mental incompetence or fiduciary appointments. The bill requires the VA to notify the Department of Justice within 30 days that its past practice of sharing such veteran information with the national background check system was improper. It also explicitly prohibits treating veterans as "mental defectives" for gun restrictions solely because the VA determined they were mentally incompetent or required a fiduciary under VA regulations. This changes how VA decisions are used in federal firearm background checks, removing an automatic barrier for affected veterans.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Feb 20, 2025
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Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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