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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

What This Means

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms. Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or a beneficiary to the NICS solely on the basis that such veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage their benefits, unless there is an order or finding of a judicial authority that such veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.

Vote Record

No: 50Yes: 48Not Voting: 2
Laura GillenDistrict 4Representative
No
Gwen MooreDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Seth MagazinerDistrict 2Representative
No
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
No
Andy BiggsDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Ralph NormanDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Sheri BiggsDistrict 3Representative
No
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Cleo FieldsDistrict 6Representative
No
Alma S. AdamsDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Robert B. AderholtDistrict 4Representative
No
Gabe AmoDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Don BaconDistrict 2Representative
No
Becca BalintRepresentative
Yes
Andy BarrDistrict 6Representative
No
Nicholas J. BegichRepresentative
No
Ami BeraDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Jack BergmanDistrict 1Representative
No
James ComerDistrict 1Representative
No
Sanford D. BishopDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Emanuel CleaverDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Robert P. BresnahanDistrict 8Representative
No
Shontel M. BrownDistrict 11Representative
Yes
John R. CarterDistrict 31Representative
No
Yvette D. ClarkeDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Herbert C. ConawayDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Angie CraigDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Gabe EvansDistrict 8Representative
No
Lauren BoebertDistrict 4Representative
No
Jasmine CrockettDistrict 30Representative
Not Voting
Mike CareyDistrict 15Representative
No
Warren DavidsonDistrict 8Representative
No
David KustoffDistrict 8Representative
No
Josh GottheimerDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Steven HorsfordDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Chrissy HoulahanDistrict 6Representative
Yes
H. Morgan GriffithDistrict 9Representative
No
Brett GuthrieDistrict 2Representative
No
Harriet M. HagemanRepresentative
No
Mark HarrisDistrict 8Representative
No
Hakeem S. JeffriesDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Mike JohnsonDistrict 4Representative
No
Jim JordanDistrict 4Representative
No
William R. KeatingDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Summer L. LeeDistrict 12Representative
Yes
Frank D. LucasDistrict 3Representative
No
Susie LeeDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Maggie GoodlanderDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Mark DeSaulnierDistrict 10Representative
Yes
Virginia FoxxDistrict 5Representative
No
Marcy KapturDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Pramila JayapalDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Michael CloudDistrict 27Representative
No
Sean CastenDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Kristen McDonald RivetDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Wesley HuntDistrict 38Representative
No
Brian J. MastDistrict 21Representative
No
Lucy McBathDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Brandon GillDistrict 26Representative
No
Kim SchrierDistrict 8Representative
Yes
Jimmy GomezDistrict 34Representative
Yes
Clay HigginsDistrict 3Representative
No
August PflugerDistrict 11Representative
No
Gregory W. MeeksDistrict 5Representative
Yes
Glenn GrothmanDistrict 6Representative
No
Chris PappasDistrict 1Representative
Yes
Troy E. NehlsDistrict 22Representative
No
Robert C. "Bobby" ScottDistrict 3Representative
Yes
Laura GillenDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Steve ScaliseDistrict 1Representative
No
Thomas MassieDistrict 4Representative
Not Voting
Seth MoultonDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Dan NewhouseDistrict 4Representative
No
Mike HaridopolosDistrict 8Representative
No
Grace MengDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Dave MinDistrict 47Representative
Yes
Emily RandallDistrict 6Representative
Yes
Terri A. SewellDistrict 7Representative
Yes
Christopher H. SmithDistrict 4Representative
No
Adam SmithDistrict 9Representative
Yes
Pete StauberDistrict 8Representative
No
Elise M. StefanikDistrict 21Representative
No
Darren SotoDistrict 9Representative
Yes
William R. TimmonsDistrict 4Representative
No
Jefferson Van DrewDistrict 2Representative
No
Adrian SmithDistrict 3Representative
No
Derrick Van OrdenDistrict 3Representative
No
Jason SmithDistrict 8Representative
No
Glenn ThompsonDistrict 15Representative
No
Gabe VasquezDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Marc A. VeaseyDistrict 33Representative
Yes
Eugene Simon VindmanDistrict 7Representative
Yes
James R. WalkinshawDistrict 11Representative
Yes
Roger WilliamsDistrict 25Representative
No
Betty McCollumDistrict 4Representative
Yes
Daniel WebsterDistrict 11Representative
No
Pete SessionsDistrict 17Representative
No
Mark PocanDistrict 2Representative
Yes
Alma S. AdamsDistrict 12Representative
No

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