S478-119

In Committee

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H463342F3DC1C4F808607BE83CBFB5C8F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025.
  • Section H00E9F1D9C7D8437EBCB3690AEB69C92D: 2. Prohibition on Secretary of Veterans Affairs transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal...
  • Section HEA0F78AED4FE453BAD09D0FC744B974B: 5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system The...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 11, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Feb 6, 2025

Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daines, …

Feb 6, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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