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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 38
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which non-
residents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may
also do so in the State.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY3, 2025
Mr. H
UDSON(for himself, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HERNof Oklahoma, Mr. JACK-
SONof Texas, Mr. CLYDE, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HAR-
RIGAN, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. BEANof Florida,
Mr. L
AMALFA, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. FINSTAD, Mr. SELF, Mr. HIGGINSof
Louisiana, Mr. S
IMPSON, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ROSE, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr.
B
ACON, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. R OUZER, Mrs.
H
ARSHBARGER, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. BRECHEEN,
Mrs. B
ICE, Mr. CARTERof Georgia, Ms. FOXX, Mr. YAKYM, Mr.
W
OMACK, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. GUEST, Mr. EZELL,
Mr. M
OOLENAAR, Ms. MACE, Mr. JOYCEof Pennsylvania, Mr. STAUBER,
Mr. R
ESCHENTHALER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. FISCHBACH,
Mr. A
DERHOLT, Mr. THOMPSONof Pennsylvania, Mr. PERRY, Mr.
O
GLES, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. CRANE, Mr. WILLIAMSof Texas, Mr. RUTHER-
FORD, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. CRANK, Mr. MORAN, Mrs.
H
INSON, Mr. TONYGONZALESof Texas, Ms. VANDUYNE, Mr. ZINKE,
Mr. B
OST, Mr. PALMER, Mr. FRY, Mr. ESTES, Mr. DUNNof Florida, Mr.
G
UTHRIE, Mr. AUSTINSCOTTof Georgia, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. ISSA, Mr.
C
LINE, Mr. COLE, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, Mr. MOOREof Utah, Mr.
W
EBERof Texas, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GOLDMANof Texas, Mr. FULCHER,
Mr. B
IGGSof Arizona, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. SCOTTFRANKLINof Florida,
Mr. B
UCHANAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. DAVID-
SON, Mr. GILLof Texas, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. WILSONof South Caro-
lina, Mr. A
LFORD, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mrs. BIGGSof South Carolina, Mr.
B
ERGMAN, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. LAHOOD, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. COLLINS, Mr.
N
ORMAN, Mr. CISCOMANI, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. COMER,
Mr. S
TRONG, Mr. SMITHof Missouri, Mr. LUTTRELL, Mr. SCHMIDT, Mr.
F
ITZGERALD, Mr. HUNT, Mr. WITTMAN, Mrs. MILLERof West Virginia,
Mr. S
HREVE, Mr. MANN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. AMODEIof Nevada, Mr.
G
REENof Tennessee, Mr. VANDREW, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr.
H
ARIDOPOLOS, Mr. MOOREof North Carolina, and Mr. CARTERof
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means
by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may
carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Constitutional Con-4
cealed Carry Reciprocity Act’’. 5
SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 6
CONCEALED FIREARMS. 7
(a) I
NGENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 8
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 9
the following: 10
‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con-11
cealed firearms 12
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 13
State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided 14
in subsection (b)) and subject only to the requirements 15
of this section, a person who is not prohibited by Federal 16
law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving 17
a firearm, who is carrying a valid identification document 18
containing a photograph of the person, and who is car-19
rying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant 20
to the law of a State and which permits the person to 21
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carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a con-1
cealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 2
may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a 3
machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped 4
or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any 5
State that— 6
‘‘(1) has a statute under which residents of the 7
State may apply for a license or permit to carry a 8
concealed firearm; or 9
‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 10
firearms by residents of the State for lawful pur-11
poses. 12
‘‘(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede 13
or limit the laws of any State that— 14
‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro-15
hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 16
on their property; or 17
‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire-18
arms on any State or local government property, in-19
stallation, building, or base. 20
‘‘(c)(1) A person who carries or possesses a concealed 21
handgun in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) may 22
not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any 23
law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political 24
subdivision thereof related to the possession, transpor-25
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tation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable 1
cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner 2
not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially 3
valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima 4
facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit 5
as required by this section. 6
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 7
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 8
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 9
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 10
forth in subsections (a) and (b). 11
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 12
as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 13
award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 14
fee. 15
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-16
lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 17
any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 18
State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 19
action in any appropriate court against any other person, 20
including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 21
causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for 22
damages or other appropriate relief. 23
‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 24
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 25
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other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 1
reasonable attorney’s fee. 2
‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 3
‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means 4
a document made or issued by or under the author-5
ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 6
political subdivision of a State which, when com-7
pleted with information concerning a particular indi-8
vidual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted 9
for the purpose of identification of individuals. 10
‘‘(2) The term ‘handgun’ includes any magazine 11
for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 12
into the handgun or its magazine. 13
‘‘(f)(1) A person who possesses or carries a concealed 14
handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the 15
prohibitions of section 922(q). 16
‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed 17
handgun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in 18
any of the following areas in the State that are open to 19
the public: 20
‘‘(A) A unit of the National Park System. 21
‘‘(B) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 22
System. 23
‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 24
Bureau of Land Management. 25
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‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 1
Army Corps of Engineers. 2
‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 3
Bureau of Reclamation. 4
‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 5
Forest Service.’’. 6
(b) C
LERICALAMENDMENT.—The table of sections 7
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 8
relating to section 926C the following: 9
‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’.
(c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro-10
vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 11
amendment made by this section, or the application of 12
such provision or amendment to any person or circum-13
stance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 14
amendments made by this section and the application of 15
such provision or amendment to other persons or cir-16
cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 17
(d) E
FFECTIVEDATE.—The amendments made by 18
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 19
enactment of this Act. 20
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