US Congress Senate Bill 1707 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 18-3-1)
Status: Introduced on October 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-09-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness from being considered adjudicated as a mental defective for purposes of the right to receive or transport firearms without the order or finding of a judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act

Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. James Risch [R-ID]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-09-12	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2012-06-27	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2011-10-13	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB1898 (Same As) 2011-07-22 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
HB2349 (Related) 2011-10-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1707/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1707/BILLS-112s1707is.pdf