Brett Guthrie will protect the Second Amendment.

Brett Guthrie · Kentucky · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 3.00 extraction confidence 99%

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I am also proud to have voted this week to defend the Constitutional rights of veterans, who, under previous Administrations, had been stripped of their ability to own a firearm by bureaucrats in Washington, without due process.

Guthrie states support for legislation defending veterans' ability to own firearms without due process.

Guthrie Votes to Protect Veterans' Second Amendment Rights and Expand Benefits for Severely Injured Heroes | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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I am particularly glad to see provisions be included in this bill that defend veterans’ Second Amendment rights...

Guthrie signals support for provisions defending Second Amendment rights for veterans.

Representative Brett Guthrie
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Guthrie said he was 'particularly glad to see provisions included in this bill that defend veterans’ Second Amendment rights' in his statement on the House-passed H.R. 8469 MilCon-VA appropriations bill.

Official office statement shows Guthrie publicly supported a House-passed bill containing a Second Amendment-related provision, which is concrete pro-2A action but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Guthrie Votes to Fully Fund Department of Veterans Affairs and Support Military Infrastructure Projects | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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The House passed H.R. 8469 on May 15, 2026; Guthrie voted Yea. The bill title was 'Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.'

Guthrie backed the House passage of the appropriations bill that his office said included a provision defending veterans' Second Amendment rights, but the measure was only House-passed and not yet law.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Guthrie said he was "particularly glad to see provisions included in this bill that defend veterans' Second Amendment rights" in his statement on the House-passed H.R. 8469 MilCon-VA appropriations bill.

Official office statement ties Guthrie's vote for H.R. 8469 to a stated Second Amendment protection for veterans, showing concrete pro-Second Amendment effort but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Guthrie Votes to Fully Fund Department of Veterans Affairs and Support Military Infrastructure Projects | U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie
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Roll Call 175 was on passage of H.R. 8469. The Clerk lists the status as Passed, 400 yeas to 15 nays, and lists Guthrie, Republican of Kentucky, as voting Yea.

Guthrie voted for House passage of the FY2027 Military Construction-VA appropriations bill his office described as defending veterans' Second Amendment rights. House passage alone is effort, not completed enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Congress.gov describes H.J.Res.44 as disapproving the ATF rule on firearms with attached stabilizing braces. It passed the House on June 13, 2023, 219-210, but failed in the Senate on June 22, 2023, 49-50.

The bill record shows a concrete congressional attempt to overturn an ATF firearms rule, but it failed in the Senate and did not become law.

partial unknown A for effort

Actions - H.J.Res.44 - 118th Congress (2023-2024) | Congress.gov
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Roll Call 252 was on passage of H.J.Res.44, disapproving the ATF stabilizing-brace rule. The Clerk lists the status as Passed, 219 yeas to 210 nays, and lists Guthrie as voting Yea.

Guthrie voted for House passage of a resolution opposing an ATF firearms regulation, showing pro-Second Amendment effort, though the measure did not ultimately become law.

partial unknown A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 252
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Congress.gov lists H.R.38 as the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. It passed the House on December 6, 2017, 231-198, and the latest action was referral to the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 7, 2017; the status was Passed House.

The bill record shows House advancement of a major gun-rights bill, but it did not advance beyond the Senate committee referral, so it supports effort rather than full delivery.

partial unknown A for effort

Actions - H.R.38 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 | Congress.gov
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Roll Call 663 was on passage of H.R.38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017. The Clerk lists the status as Passed, 231 ayes to 198 noes, and lists Guthrie as voting Aye.

Guthrie voted for House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, a concrete pro-gun-rights action, but the bill did not become law on this record.

partial unknown A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 663
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Guthrie has taken concrete pro-Second Amendment actions in federal office, including voting for House passage of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, a resolution disapproving the ATF stabilizing-brace rule, and the FY2027 MilCon-VA appropriations bill that his office said defended veterans' Second Amendment rights. However, the cited major firearms measures either failed in the Senate or had only passed the House, and the record does not show a completed enacted federal protection attributable to him. That supports partial credit for same-term effort, not full delivery.

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partial same_term A for effort

Guthrie took concrete same-term pro-Second Amendment action by voting for House passage of H.R. 8469 and publicly highlighting provisions he said defended veterans' Second Amendment rights. However, the evidence shows only House passage, not final enactment into law or a completed policy outcome. Because the broad promise to protect the Second Amendment is supported by legislative effort but not fully delivered on this record, partial credit is appropriate.

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