PA Bill Number: HB2663
Title: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal.
Description: Providing for older adults protective services; and making a repeal. ...
Last Action: Referred to AGING AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES
Last Action Date: Nov 19, 2024
Proposed Federal House Legislation HB577
Protects veterans from erroneous and spurious accusations about mental health and sets standards of protections.
Legislation Overview
Title: Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
Subject: Firearms and explosives: Licensing and registrations: Mental health: Veterans' medical care: Armed forces and national security
Description: 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.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Last Action Date: February 15, 2013
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN00577:@@@L&summ2=m&
Companion Bill: HB602
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Stockman, Steve; Bentivolio, Kerry L.; Bridenstine, Jim; Broun, Paul C.
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 15 2013 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| House | Feb 6 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Texts
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 11 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Committee
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
Comments On This Bill
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