Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
USA115th CongressHR-1181| House
| Updated: 3/22/2017
David P. Roe
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Sec. 2) 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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 15.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-33.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2102-2114)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1181, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 1181 until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2135-2136)
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll no. 169). (text: CR H2102-2103)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
Armed Forces and National Security
Firearms and explosivesLicensing and registrationsMental healthVeterans' medical care
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
USA115th CongressHR-1181| House
| Updated: 3/22/2017
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Sec. 2) 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 15.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-33.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2102-2114)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1181, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 1181 until a time to be announced.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2135-2136)
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll no. 169). (text: CR H2102-2103)
View VoteMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
David P. Roe
Republican Representative
Tennessee
Cosponsors (5)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- HR 115-629: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
- HRES 115-198: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Firearms and explosivesLicensing and registrationsMental healthVeterans' medical care