Bill stops VA from reporting war veterans to gun checks

What it does

The bill stops the VA from reporting war veterans. It stops reports sent to the FBI gun check system. The VA stops when it picks someone to handle money. This happens due to mental issues. The bill says the VA must tell the Attorney General. Old reports were wrong. Only a court can stop someone from owning guns.

Who it affects

The bill affects war veterans who have money managers. It also affects the VA and the FBI gun check system.

One thing to notice

War veterans with money managers will no longer be sent to the gun check system. Some war veterans with mental health issues may keep guns.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

70 cosponsors: 70 Republicans.

• Feb 6, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Feb 6, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
• May 6, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• May 6, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11”
• May 21, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 201 (Roll no. 190). (text: CR H3684-3685)”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

8 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 14 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $4,116,848 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 74 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 88% of bills with any report.

Mike Bost, who sponsored the bill, received $845,860 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Shooting Sports Foundation — $1,990,000 in 1 report
• National Rifle Association of America — $990,000 in 2 reports
• National Association for Gun Rights — $429,548 in 2 reports
• Disabled American Veterans — $310,451 in 2 reports
• Paralyzed Veterans of America — $199,349 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• money managers — A person the VA picks to handle money for someone.
• mental issues — A VA finding that someone cannot handle their own affairs.
• gun check system — The FBI list used to stop people from buying guns.
• Attorney General — The top law officer for the United States.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.