About the bill
H.R. 1181 prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from sending the name of an individual to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inclusion on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, unless there has been a specific determination by a judge, magistrate, or other judiciary authority that such individual is a danger to themselves or others.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress, 2017–2019
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 16, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Sessions Votes to Support Our Nation's Heroes”
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Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX32, 2003-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 21, 2017
“Smucker Votes to Hold VA Officials Accountable”
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Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA11]
on Mar 17, 2017
“This Week Revisted- March 14, 2017”
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Rep. Garret Graves [R-LA6]
on Mar 22, 2017
History
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Feb 16, 2017
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Mar 8, 2017
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Considered by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Mar 10, 2017
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs issued the report which may provide insight into the purpose of the legislation. |
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Mar 16, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 18, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3826. |
H.R. 1181 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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