Veterans' Privacy Protection Bill

Official: Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights Act

IntroducedFebruary 4, 2025

Why This Matters

This bill prevents the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sending personal information about veterans with disabilities to the Department of Justice for background checks. It aims to protect their rights to own firearms.

If you are a veteran with a service-connected disability, your personal information will be better protected from background checks.

Affects: Veterans with service-connected disabilities and their families are directly affected by this bill.

Summary

Defending Veterans' Second Amendment Rights Act This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from transmitting personally identifiable information of veterans or their beneficiaries to the national instant criminal background check system utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms solely on the basis that a veteran has a service-connected disability.

What changes is this bill making?

1. This bill stops the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sharing certain veteran information. 2. The information cannot be shared with the Department of Justice. 3. This applies to veterans with service-connected disabilities. 4. The bill aims to protect veterans' rights under the Second Amendment. 5. It specifically targets how veterans' personal information is used in background checks.

Who is affected?

Veterans with service-connected disabilities and their families are directly affected by this bill.