US Congress House Bill 629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act 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.

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]

Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

HB1181 (Related) 2017-03-22 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/629/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr629/BILLS-115hr629ih.pdf