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H.R. 1041 (119th): Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

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.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
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Recorded summary

The bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting a veteran's or beneficiary's personally identifying information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) solely because the veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage benefits. An exception applies if a judicial authority has ordered or found that the veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.

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Theological note: The measure bears on the right to keep and bear arms, on protection of the vulnerable from unjust administrative deprivation, and on the requirement that a serious disability be imposed only through due process and a proper judicial finding. It also touches the duty of equity owed to veterans and beneficiaries who depend on fiduciary management.

How this bill is scored

Recorded votes

Roll 189 · 21-May-2026 6:06 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 208 · Nay 210 · Other 12

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Roll 190 · 21-May-2026 6:12 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 216 · Nay 201 · Other 13

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