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HR 1041 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

In plain language: This bill stops the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from automatically reporting veterans to the national gun background check system simply because they have been assigned a financial helper to manage their benefits. To restrict a veteran's gun rights, a judge or court official would first have to rule that the person poses a danger to themselves or others. The bill also requires the VA within 30 days to notify the Department of Justice that past reports made on this basis since 1993 no longer apply.

Sponsored by

  • Mike BostRep. · Republican · IL · District 12
Provisionalunreviewed: impact, provisions, stakeholders, summary
People affected—The operative text applies to VA beneficiaries assigned fiduciaries or deemed financially incompetent, but does not provide an exact count of affected individuals.
Fiscal magnitude—CBO cost estimate published (H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, 2025-05-27); dollar figure pending review extraction — see receipt
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Firearms−40

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Provisional: our reading of who it affects, pending review.

Who it helps

  • VA beneficiaries with appointed fiduciariesVA beneficiaries who have a fiduciary appointed or are found mentally incompetent to manage benefits can no longer have their information reported to the federal firearm background check system (NICS) solely for that reason without a judicial finding of danger, and past reports based solely on fiduciary appointment will be invalidated.provisional

Who it burdens

  • Department of Veterans AffairsThe agency is barred from reporting beneficiaries to NICS solely based on fiduciary assignments, prohibited from treating them as adjudicated mental defectives solely due to financial incompetence findings, and required within 30 days to notify the Department of Justice that past submissions based solely on fiduciary appointments are no longer valid.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

Provisional: our reading of what the bill does, pending review.

  1. Bars the Department of Veterans Affairs from reporting a beneficiary's personal information to the federal firearm background check system solely because a fiduciary was appointed to manage their benefits, unless a judge or judicial authority finds they are a danger to themselves or others.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Requires the VA, within 30 days of enactment, to notify the Department of Justice that past submissions of beneficiary records to the firearm background check system based solely on fiduciary appointments are no longer valid.

    Sec. 3(a)provisional

  3. Prohibits the VA from classifying an individual as adjudicated as a mental defective solely because the agency found them mentally incompetent to handle their financial affairs or assigned them a fiduciary.

    Sec. 4(a)provisional

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The record

How members voted on Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.

Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.

  • House · May 21, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Motion to Recommit · Failed

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  • House · May 21, 2026 · YEA-AND-NAY

    On Passage · Passed

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Timeline

How it moved.

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  1. Jun 2, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 21, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 21, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. May 21, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). (text: CR H3684-3685)
  5. May 21, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). (text: CR H3684-3685)
  6. May 21, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 210 (Roll no. 189).
  7. May 21, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3710-3711)
  8. May 21, 2026POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1041, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Bost demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  9. May 21, 2026The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  10. May 21, 2026Ms. Morrison moved to recommit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (CR H3692)
  11. May 21, 2026The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  12. May 21, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1041.
  13. May 21, 2026Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047 and H.R. 1329. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047, and H.R. 1329 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  14. May 21, 2026Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1300. (consideration: CR H3684-3692)
  15. May 19, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1300 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047 and H.R. 1329. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047, and H.R. 1329 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  16. Jun 5, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112.
  17. Jun 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-143.
  18. May 6, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
  19. May 6, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  20. Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  21. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
  1. Jun 2, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 21, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 21, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  4. May 21, 2026On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). (text: CR H3684-3685)
  5. May 21, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). (text: CR H3684-3685)
  6. May 21, 2026On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 210 (Roll no. 189).
  7. May 19, 2026Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1300 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047 and H.R. 1329. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1041, H.R. 6047, and H.R. 1329 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
  8. Jun 5, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-143.
  9. May 6, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
  10. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 1041, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-1041. Congress.gov record as of Aug 8, 2026.

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