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Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.

S.Amdt. 3447 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Democratic amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Changes S.Amdt. 3411, an amendment to H.R. 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Last activity — Amendment SA 3447 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 51. Record Vote Number: 473.

Failed

44 yes 51 no

The Senate voted this amendment down in a recorded vote, where every member's position was written down.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Failed

What this amendment would do

SA 3447, submitted by Mr. Murphy and Mr. Kelly, aims to add a reporting requirement to section 412 of division A of bill H.R. 3944.

The purpose of this amendment is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a report on a publicly available website every quarter. This report must include:

  • The number of veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system if the Secretary was permitted to do so.
  • The number of firearm suicides among those veterans that happened in the previous quarter.

What Congress actually voted on

One recorded vote has been taken on this amendment.

  • The Senate: a vote on a proposed change to the bill A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it. Failed 44 yes · 51 no

    See who voted how →

    08/01/2025 · Roll call 473 · recorded as “On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3447 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file)”