Bills · HR 496
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 496Firearms and explosivesCriminal justice information and records
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025
INTRO JAN 16· LAST ACTION FEB 20
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThis bill addresses a long-standing issue concerning veterans' Second Amendment rights and how mental health determinations by the VA impact those rights. For many years, a VA determination that a veteran needed a fiduciary to manage their finances due to a mental health condition automatically led to them being reported to the national background check system, effectively barring them from owning firearms. Voters should care because it impacts how the government balances gun control with individual rights, especially for those who have served the country.
If this bill becomes law, veterans who need financial assistance from the VA will no longer automatically lose their right to purchase firearms based on that specific determination. If it doesn't pass, the current practice could continue, meaning veterans needing VA-appointed fiduciaries may still be flagged in the NICS system and prevented from owning guns, even if they pose no danger.
KEY PROVISIONS
2AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General that the basis for transmitting certain veteran information to the national gun background check system (NICS) was improper or no longer applies.
This aims to remove veterans from the NICS system who were flagged solely because the VA determined they needed a fiduciary for financial management.
PROVISION 02
Clarifies that a person should not be treated as 'adjudicated as a mental defective' for federal firearm purposes solely because the VA determined they are mentally incompetent or require a fiduciary for their benefits.
This directly prevents the VA's financial management determinations from automatically disqualifying veterans from owning firearms.
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ACTION TIMELINE
3 EVENTSFEB 20
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
JAN 16
Introduced in House
JAN 16
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.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 496
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedJan 16, 2025
Last actionFeb 20, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · JUDICIARY COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED JAN 16, 2025
House BillHR 496Firearms and explosivesCriminal justice information and records
Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025
INTRODUCED JAN 16, 2025· LAST ACTION FEB 20, 2025
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READING
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