Would bar the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending a veteran's or beneficiary's identifying information to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) solely because a fiduciary has been appointed to manage their benefits, unless a judicial authority has found the person to be a danger to themselves or others.
What it does: Would stop VA fiduciary appointments alone from placing veterans in the gun background-check system.
Background checksProhibited persons
last action
: Received in the Senate; referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
next step
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee; no action scheduled (Not yet known).
Would require the Department of Justice to report annually on the demographic data of people determined to be ineligible to purchase a firearm based on a National Instant Criminal Background Check System check.
What it does: Would add annual DOJ reporting on background-check denials.
Background checks
last action
: Received in the Senate; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
next step
Senate Judiciary Committee; no action scheduled (Not yet known).
Would remove less-than-lethal projectile devices (for example, certain TASER-type devices that cannot fire common ammunition or projectiles faster than 500 feet per second and do not accept a magazine) from regulation under the Gun Control Act. It would also require ATF to decide within 90 days of a request whether a device meets that definition.
What it does: Would exempt qualifying less-than-lethal projectile devices from federal firearm rules.
Would let a person who is eligible to carry a concealed firearm in one state carry or possess a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any other state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. It sets requirements for lawful carry across state lines, preempts most state and local concealed-carry laws, and creates a private right of action against interference.
What it does: Would require states to honor out-of-state concealed carry eligibility.
Concealed / open carryPermits & licensingPreemption
last action
: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 119-337; placed on the Union Calendar No. 289
next step
Awaiting House floor consideration; not scheduled (Not yet known).
Section 70436 of the 2025 budget reconciliation law sets the National Firearms Act transfer and making taxes to $0 for NFA items other than machine guns and destructive devices (which stay at $200). This covers items such as suppressors, short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns; registration requirements are not removed by this section. The change applies to calendar quarters beginning more than 90 days after enactment (from January 1, 2026).
What it does: Eliminates the $200 federal tax on suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and similar NFA items.