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Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-496| House 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
Elijah Crane

Elijah Crane

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to prevent veterans from being improperly disqualified from purchasing firearms based on certain determinations made by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs notify the Attorney General within 30 days of enactment that the previous transmission of personally identifiable information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) , solely due to a VA determination requiring a fiduciary for benefit management, was improper or no longer applies. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that for the purposes of federal firearm laws, a person shall not be considered "adjudicated as a mental defective" solely because the VA has determined they are mentally incompetent or require a fiduciary under specific VA regulations. This ensures that veterans who have a fiduciary appointed to manage their benefits, or are deemed mentally incompetent by the VA for benefit purposes, are not automatically prohibited from owning firearms, thereby restoring their Second Amendment rights.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9053
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
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.
Feb 20, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9053
    Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024


  • January 16, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2025
    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.


  • February 20, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosives

Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-496| House 
| Updated: 2/20/2025
This legislation aims to prevent veterans from being improperly disqualified from purchasing firearms based on certain determinations made by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs notify the Attorney General within 30 days of enactment that the previous transmission of personally identifiable information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) , solely due to a VA determination requiring a fiduciary for benefit management, was improper or no longer applies. Furthermore, the bill clarifies that for the purposes of federal firearm laws, a person shall not be considered "adjudicated as a mental defective" solely because the VA has determined they are mentally incompetent or require a fiduciary under specific VA regulations. This ensures that veterans who have a fiduciary appointed to manage their benefits, or are deemed mentally incompetent by the VA for benefit purposes, are not automatically prohibited from owning firearms, thereby restoring their Second Amendment rights.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9053
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 16, 2025
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.
Feb 20, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9053
    Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2024


  • January 16, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 16, 2025
    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.


  • February 20, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Elijah Crane

Elijah Crane

Republican Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (1)
Anna Paulina Luna (Republican)

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosives