Passed in the House on May 20, 2026 · 208 Yea, 207 Nay, 15 Not Voting
Question: On Agreeing to the Resolution: H RES 1300 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act
In plain English: This resolution sets up votes on three different bills. One bill would stop the VA from sending certain information to the Justice Department for background checks, another would increase some disability payments for veterans, and the third would allow the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be built on the National Mall.
This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compens…