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House vote: H.R. 1181 // March 16, 2017

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

Sponsor: David Roe (R-TN)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (Sec. 2) 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.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

240 votes, representing 138,078,441 people54.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

175 votes, representing 101,890,212 people40.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon24054.9%
NayLost17540.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%