Rep. Bost Advances the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
The House passed this bill in June 2026 and sent it to the Senate. It is now waiting for the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs to take action. Because the Senate often does not schedule House bills for a vote, it is unclear if this bill will move forward.
216–201
The bill has strong support in the House and has cleared the committee stage, but gun-related legislation often faces significant hurdles in the Senate.
This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.
Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 705 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 705 (118th) →Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Veterans who have been assigned a VA fiduciary to manage their benefits would no longer automatically lose their right to purchase firearms. Tens of thousands of veterans have been reported to the background check system solely because of fiduciary assignments, not because a court found them dangerous. This bill restores gun rights for that group and prevents future veterans from being flagged the same way.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
On Motion to Recommit
On Passage
The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act advanced in the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, drawing praise from the NRA and criticism from gun control groups. The bill aims to stop the VA from stripping gun rights from veterans who need help managing their finances.
Chairman Mike Bost outlines the 2026 legislative agenda for veterans, highlighting the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act as a key priority to ensure veterans are not treated as second-class citizens and are afforded due process before losing their constitutional rights.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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