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House Bill 1181
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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Active
Passed House on Mar 16, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Feb 16, 2017
Latest Action
Mar 22, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1181
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Phil Roe
Tennessee
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Florida
Republican
Neal Dunn
Florida
Republican
Brad Wenstrup
Ohio
Republican
Mike Conaway
Texas
Republican
Pete Sessions
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 16, 2017
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
169
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

This bill prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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.

Text (4)
Placed on Calendar Senate
March 22, 2017
Engrossed in House
March 16, 2017
Reported in House
March 10, 2017
Introduced in House
February 16, 2017
Related Bills (2)
Mar 16, 2017
Passed House
1
Sponsorship
House Simple Resolution 198
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1259) to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1367) to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
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Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
House
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
2
Sponsorship
House Bill 629
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (14)
03/22/2017
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
03/21/2017
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
03/16/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/16/2017
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll no. 169). (text: CR H2102-2103)
03/16/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 175 (Roll no. 169).(text: CR H2102-2103)
03/16/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2135-2136)
03/16/2017
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1181, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Roe (TN) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on passage of H.R. 1181 until a time to be announced.
03/16/2017
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
03/16/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181.
03/16/2017
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 198. (consideration: CR H2102-2114)
03/10/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 15.
03/10/2017
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-33.
02/16/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
02/16/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:07 PM
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