S. 478

119 S478 IS: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-02-06
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 478  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025   Mr. Kennedy  (for himself,  Mr. Moran ,  Mr. Grassley ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mrs. Blackburn ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Rounds ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Mr. Banks ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Mr. Boozman ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Tuberville ,  Ms. Murkowski , and  Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on Secretary of Veterans Affairs transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system
(a)
In general
 Chapter 55  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 5501A  the following new section:
5501B.
Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system
The Secretary may not transmit to any entity in the Department of Justice, for use by the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901 ), personally identifiable information of a beneficiary, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary to pay benefits to a fiduciary for the use and benefit of the beneficiary under section 5502 of this title, without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 5501A the following new item:
5501B. Prohibition on transmittal of certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.
  .