To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)Legislative Activity
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 720 proposed by Senator Burr.(consideration: CR S2719-2721, S2742; text: CR S2719)
April 17, 2013
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 720 proposed by Senator Burr.(consideration: CR S2719-2721, S2742; text: CR S2719)
April 17, 2013
Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Amendment SA 720, under the order of 4/16/13, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 44. Record Vote Number: 102.
April 17, 2013
Senate amendment not agreed to: Amendment SA 720, under the order of 4/16/13, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 44. Record Vote Number: 102.
April 17, 2013
Amendment SA 720 proposed by Senator Burr. (consideration: CR S2719-2721, S2742; text: CR S2719) To protect the Second Amendment rights of veterans and their families.
April 17, 2013
Amendment SA 720, under the order of 4/16/13, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 44. Record Vote Number: 102.
April 17, 2013
Senate amendment submitted
April 16, 2013
Votes
1 roll call on this amendment
Text
Submitted
SA 720. Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Moran, Mr. Thune, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Boozman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 649, to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title I, insert the following: SEC. 114. CONDITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS ADJUDICATED MENTALLY INCOMPETENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. (a) In General.--Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes ``In any case arising out of the administration by the Secretary of laws and benefits under this title, a person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or experiencing an extended loss of consciousness shall not be considered adjudicated as a mental defective under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18 without the order or finding of a judge, magistrate, or other judicial authority of competent jurisdiction that such person is a danger to himself or herself or others.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.''. ______