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S.1707: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about armed forces and national security
- Introduced Oct. 13, 2011
- Latest Major Action Sept. 12, 2012
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
21 (3 Democrats, 1 Independent, 17 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), considering 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Oct. 13, 2011 |
Introduced in the Senate by Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.) |