S 478

Summary

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]

Cosponsors

36

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-02-06

Latest action

2025-03-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2025-03-11
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-02-06

Recent actions

• 2025-03-11: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
• 2025-02-06: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2025-02-06: Introduced in Senate