Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
House Bill, H.R. 1041
What it did
For decades the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported the names of veterans found mentally incapable of managing their own finances to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), because a veteran in that condition who buys a firearm is at acute risk of suicide and of harm to the people around him, children included.
The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), makes the 2023 rider permanent and goes further: it requires the removal of names the VA had already sent to NICS under the old policy. Supporters put the number of affected veterans at about 250,000. Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) said the bill would put guns in the hands of the VA's most vulnerable beneficiaries.
A yes vote passed the permanent change. A no vote kept the safeguard.
The House passed it 216-201 on May 21, 2026.
At the time of this vote, firearms were used in 73% of veteran suicides in the most recent year of data.
Result: Passed 216-201
At the time of this vote: 6,407 veteran suicides in 2022 (VA); firearms were used in 73% of veteran suicides in 2023; 2,526 US children aged 1 to 17 were killed by guns in 2022 (CDC data)
The humane vote: No (NAY)
Members in this record who voted inhumanely (211)
Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Mark Alford (R-MO)
Rick Allen (R-GA)
Mark Amodei (R-NV)
Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Brian Babin (R-TX)
Don Bacon (R-NE)
James Baird (R-IN)
Troy Balderson (R-OH)
Andy Barr (R-KY)
Tom Barrett (R-MI)
Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
Aaron Bean (R-FL)
Nick Begich (R-AK)
Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
Jack Bergman (R-MI)
Stephanie Bice (R-OK)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Sheri Biggs (R-SC)
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
Lauren Boebert (R-CO)
Mike Bost (R-IL)
Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
Robert Bresnahan (R-PA)
Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Tim Burchett (R-TN)
Eric Burlison (R-MO)
Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Kat Cammack (R-FL)
Mike Carey (R-OH)
Buddy Carter (R-GA)
John Carter (R-TX)
Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
Ben Cline (R-VA)
Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
Tom Cole (R-OK)
Mike Collins (R-GA)
James Comer (R-KY)
Eli Crane (R-AZ)
Jeff Crank (R-CO)
Eric Crawford (R-AR)
Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Don Davis (D-NC)
Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Byron Donalds (R-FL)
Troy Downing (R-MT)
Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ)
Neal Dunn (R-FL)
Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
Chuck Edwards (R-NC)
Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
Ron Estes (R-KS)
Gabe Evans (R-CO)
Mike Ezell (R-MS)
Pat Fallon (R-TX)
Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
Brad Finstad (R-MN)
Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
Charles Fleischmann (R-TN)
Mike Flood (R-NE)
Vince Fong (R-CA)
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Scott Franklin (R-FL)
Russell Fry (R-SC)
Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Brandon Gill (R-TX)
Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
Jared Golden (D-ME)
Craig Goldman (R-TX)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Adam Gray (D-CA)
H. Griffith (R-VA)
Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
Michael Guest (R-MS)
Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
Abraham Hamadeh (R-AZ)
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
Andy Harris (R-MD)
Mark Harris (R-NC)
Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
Kevin Hern (R-OK)
Clay Higgins (R-LA)
French Hill (R-AR)
Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
Erin Houchin (R-IN)
Richard Hudson (R-NC)
Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
Brian Jack (R-GA)
Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
John James (R-MI)
Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Mike Johnson (R-LA)
Jim Jordan (R-OH)
Dave Joyce (R-OH)
John Joyce (R-PA)
Mike Kelly (R-PA)
Trent Kelly (R-MS)
Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
Brad Knott (R-NC)
David Kustoff (R-TN)
Darin LaHood (R-IL)
Nick LaLota (R-NY)
Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
Robert Latta (R-OH)
Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Laurel Lee (R-FL)
Julia Letlow (R-LA)
Barry Loudermilk (R-GA)
Frank Lucas (R-OK)
Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
Nancy Mace (R-SC)
Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)
Celeste Maloy (R-UT)
Tracey Mann (R-KS)
Brian Mast (R-FL)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Lisa McClain (R-MI)
Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Rich McCormick (R-GA)
Addison McDowell (R-NC)
John McGuire (R-VA)
Mark Messmer (R-IN)
Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
Mary Miller (R-IL)
Max Miller (R-OH)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
Cory Mills (R-FL)
John Moolenaar (R-MI)
Barry Moore (R-AL)
Blake Moore (R-UT)
Riley Moore (R-WV)
Tim Moore (R-NC)
Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Troy Nehls (R-TX)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
Robert Onder (R-MO)
Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
Burgess Owens (R-UT)
Gary Palmer (R-AL)
Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
Marie Perez (D-WA)
Scott Perry (R-PA)
August Pfluger (R-TX)
Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Mike Rogers (R-AL)
John Rose (R-TN)
David Rouzer (R-NC)
Chip Roy (R-TX)
Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
John Rutherford (R-FL)
Maria Salazar (R-FL)
Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
David Schweikert (R-AZ)
David Scott (D-GA)
Keith Self (R-TX)
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Michael Simpson (R-ID)
Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Jason Smith (R-MO)
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
Pete Stauber (R-MN)
Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
Bryan Steil (R-WI)
W. Steube (R-FL)
Dale Strong (R-AL)
Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)
David Taylor (R-OH)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
William Timmons (R-SC)
Mike Turner (R-OH)
David Valadao (R-CA)
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
Ann Wagner (R-MO)
Tim Walberg (R-MI)
Randy Weber (R-TX)
Daniel Webster (R-FL)
Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Tony Wied (R-WI)
Roger Williams (R-TX)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Robert Wittman (R-VA)
Steve Womack (R-AR)
Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
Ryan Zinke (R-MT)
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Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
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Sanford Bishop (D-GA)
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Shontel Brown (D-OH)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
Janelle Bynum (D-OR)
Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
Andre Carson (D-IN)
Troy Carter (D-LA)
Greg Casar (D-TX)
Ed Case (D-HI)
Sean Casten (D-IL)
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Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Judy Chu (D-CA)
Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
Katherine Clark (D-MA)
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Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
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Steve Cohen (D-TN)
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Jim Costa (D-CA)
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Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
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Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
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