Likely Impact: Pro-Gun
Sponsor(s): Rep. Mike Yost (R - IL)
Notes: The bill has 70 cosponsors.
H.R. 1041 has been introduced for the 119th Congress (2025 – 2026) as the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act.
Summary of Legislation:
Here is how the bill is described on Congress’s website:
“This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from transmitting certain information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) utilized by licensed importers or dealers of firearms.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from transmitting personally identifying information of a veteran or a beneficiary to the NICS solely on the basis that such veteran or beneficiary has an appointed fiduciary to manage their benefits, unless there is an order or finding of a judicial authority that such veteran or beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.”
Defending Veterans from an overreaching government, especially with concerns about mental illnesses, is critical. Many government officials want to target veterans’ gun rights, so it is imperative that Congress ensure that doesn’t happen.
Bill Status:
The bill has cleared the House with 7 Democrats voting yes and 1 Republican voting no. The bill was sent to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on June 2, 2026.
The bill’s main sponsor is Rep. Mike Bost (R – Illinois). It has 70 additional cosponsors, 40 of whom are original. All cosponsors are Republicans.
List of cosponsors as of July 8, 2026:
Republicans – Listed alphabetically by last name.
Rep. Alford, Mark (MO-4)
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. (NV-2)
Rep. Babin, Brian (TX-36)
Rep. Bacon, Don (NE-2)
Rep. Baird, James R. (IN-4)
Rep. Barr, Andy (KY-6)
Rep. Barrett, Tom (MI-7)
Rep. Bergman, Jack (MI-1)
Rep. Biggs, Sheri (SC-3)
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. (FL-12)
Rep. Cammack, Kat (FL-3)
Rep. Cline, Ben (VA-6)
Rep. Collins, Mike (GA-10)
Rep. Comer, James (KY-1)
Rep. Crank, Jeff (CO-5)
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan (TX-2)
Rep. De La Cruz, Monica (TX-15)
Rep. Downing, Troy (MT-2)
Rep. Edwards, Chuck (NC-11)
Rep. Ezell, Mike (MS-4)
Rep. Feenstra, Randy (IA-4)
Rep. Finstad, Brad (MN-1)
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle (MN-7)
Rep. Fulcher, Russ (ID-1)
Rep. Gill, Brandon (TX-26)
Rep. Graves, Sam (MO-6)
Rep. Grothman, Glenn (WI-6)
Rep. Guthrie, Brett (KY-2)
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. (WY-At Large)
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham (AZ-8)
Rep. Harris, Andy (MD-1)
Rep. Harris, Mark (NC-8)
Rep. Higgins, Clay (LA-3)
Rep. Hinson, Ashley (IA-2)
Rep. Houchin, Erin (IN-9)
Rep. Hudson, Richard (NC-9)
Rep. Huizenga, Bill (MI-4)
Rep. Hurd, Jeff (CO-3)
Rep. Jackson, Ronny (TX-13)
Rep. Kelly, Mike (PA-16)
Rep. LaHood, Darin (IL-16)
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. (NY-23)
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan (TX-8)
Rep. Mace, Nancy (SC-1)
Rep. McDowell, Addison (NC-6)
Rep. Meuser, Daniel (PA-9)
Rep. Messmer, Mark (IN-8)
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette (IA-1)
Rep. Moore, Barry (AL-1)
Rep. Moore, Tim (NC-14)
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. (MI-2)
Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. (NC-3)
Rep. Newhouse, Dan (WA-4)
Rep. Obernolte, Jay (CA-23)
Rep. Owens, Burgess (UT-4)
Rep. Rogers, Harold (KY-5)
Rep. Roy, Chip (TX-21)
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. (OH-6)
Rep. Rutherford, John (FL-5)
Rep. Self, Keith (TX-3)
Rep. Smith, Adrian (NE-3)
Rep. Stauber, Pete (MN-8)
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. (NY-21)
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory (FL-17)
Rep. Taylor, David J. (OH-2)
Rep. Tenney, Claudia (NY-24)
Rep. Van Orden, Derrick (WI-3)
Rep. Webster, Daniel (FL-11)
Rep. Webster, Daniel (FL-11)
Rep. Yakym, Rudy (IN-2)
Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. (MT-1)