Who it affects
- Veterans with appointed benefits managers
- VA beneficiaries with appointed benefits managers
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Passed the HouseVeteransGuns
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
H.R. 1041 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 6, 2025
The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act would limit when the VA can send veterans’ and beneficiaries’ identifying information to the national gun background check system.
At a glance
Where it stands
Passed the House 216 to 201 on May 21.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The bill would limit VA reports about veterans and beneficiaries to the national gun background check system.
- The VA could not report them solely because someone is appointed to manage their benefits.
- This restriction would not apply if a court finds the person is a danger to themselves or others.
- Licensed gun dealers and importers use this system.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
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House vote
Vote to pass
May 21, 2026 · Passed 216 to 201
- Republicans
- 208 yes
- 1 no
- Democrats
- 7 yes
- 200 no
- Independents
- 1 yes
- 0 no
Other votes on this bill (1)
House · Vote to send it back to committee · May 21, 2026 · Rejected
A yes vote sends it back to committee, which usually stops it.
Clyburn: Yes · Wilson: No · Mace: No · Norman: No · Fry: No · Biggs: No · Timmons: No
Official vote ↗
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Bost, Mike (R-IL)
- Introduced
- Feb. 6, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 70
- Committees
- Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee; House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Latest action
- June 2, 2026 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
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.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.