U.S. Senate · August 1, 2025
Roll call 473 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.Amdt. 3447 — 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.
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
The Senate said no · recorded as “Amendment Rejected”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-3447 — 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.
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.
