{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2023/7/house-passes-bost-amendment-protecting-veterans-second-amendment-rights", "HOUSE PASSES BOST AMENDMENT PROTECTING VETERANS' SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS", "2023-07-27", "2023", "2023-07", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congress approved an amendment offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) that prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending veterans\u2019 names to the Department of Justice for a background check simply because they need help managing their finances. Under current law, when the VA appoints a fiduciary to help veterans with their finances, the veterans\u2019 personal information is forwarded to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System without judicial review or due process.\n\n\u201cThe VA Fiduciary Rule says that, if you're a veteran who needs help with your finances, you're a \u2018mental defective\u2019 who needs to be screened by the government to own a firearm. What an insult to the men and women who have served,\u201dsaid Bost. \u201cNo veteran should be considered \u2018defective\u2019 simply because they need help managing their finances; and they certainly shouldn\u2019t be forwarded to DOJ for additional screening because of it. I can think of no American I\u2019d trust more to responsibly own a firearm than a veteran. I\u2019m pleased the House passed my amendment to stop this unconstitutional assault on the rights of our veterans.\u201d\n\nBost\u2019s amendment was included in the yearly funding bill for military construction and veterans\u2019 programs. It was endorsed by leading Second Amendment organizations, including the National Rifle Association, Gun Owners of America, and the National Association for Gun Rights. Bost\u2019s effort was also backed by Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:18:03Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bost.house.gov/2023/7/house-passes-bost-amendment-protecting-veterans-second-amendment-rights"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.872728880494833, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}