Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-22 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21. | Senate |
| 2017-03-21 | Calendars | Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll no. 169). (text: CR H2102-2103) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2135-2136) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1181, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 1181 until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-16 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2102-2114) | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-10 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 15. | House floor actions |
| 2017-03-10 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-33. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-16 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2017-02-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |