H.R. 962

Summary

H.R. 962, the Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 4, 2025 by Rep. Chip Roy (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 962 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 962 IH: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-04
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 962  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Roy  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act  .
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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
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 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, personally identifiable information on veterans and other beneficiaries, solely on the basis of a determination by the Secretary under  chapter 11  of title 38, United States Code, that a person has a service-connected disability.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Chip Roy (R) sponsors H.R. 962, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Chip Roy

Rep. · R–TX-21 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025

Abraham Hamadeh

Rep. · R–AZ-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 10, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 962 went before 2 committees: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 6, 2025 · 62 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Feb 4, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 962 has taken 3 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 6, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 962 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 962 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act — Display Title
• Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 962 in 23 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Veterans, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, District of Columbia.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 962 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 962’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 962 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Criminal justice information and records to Military personnel and dependents.

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