H.R. 496

119th Congress

In Committee

Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]AZ· Introduced 16 January 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

20 February 2025·1 year ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 12 February 2026

Veterans 2nd Amendment Restoration Act of 2025

This bill provides that certain individuals are not prohibited from purchasing, selling, or possessing a firearm or ammunition solely because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has determined they require a fiduciary or are mentally incompetent (i.e., unable to manage their affairs). 

Under current law, it is unlawful to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person who has been adjudicated as mentally defective. The bill provides that a person must not be treated as having been adjudicated as mentally defective solely because the VA determined the person requires a fiduciary or is mentally incompetent per its regulations.

Within 30 days of the enactment of this bill, the VA must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the VA's transmittals of certain information that was provided solely on the basis that a veteran's benefits are managed by a fiduciary were improper, do not apply, or no longer apply. This applies to VA transmittals to DOJ on or after November 30, 1993, for use by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for firearm transferees.

Timeline

5 actions

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    20 February 2025 · Committee

  2. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  3. Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  4. Introduced in House

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

  5. Introduced in House

    16 January 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]AZ

Cosponsors

  • Republican1100%

Classification

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Legislative subjects

Criminal justice information and recordsFirearms and explosives
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