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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 38 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry...

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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. — Sponsor: Mr. Hudson — Cosponsors: Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Holding, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Walker, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr.
Hensarling, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Williams, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Brat, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cole, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Katko, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Hill, Mr. Olson, Mr. Harper, Mr. Buck, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Barr, Mr. Latta, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Love, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Harris, Mr. Perry, Mr. Knight, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Bost, Mr. Gibbs, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Simpson, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Posey, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Black, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr.
Renacci, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Denham, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Womack, Ms. McSally, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Shuster, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Messer, Mr. Faso, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Marchant, Mr.
Rothfus, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Marino, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Flores, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Lucas, Mr.
Chaffetz, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Long, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Dent, Mr. Blum, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Barton, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Granger, Mr. Labrador, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Walden, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Coffman, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Norman, Mr.
Trott, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Curtis — Actions: January 3, 2017 — Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Holding, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Palmer, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Walker, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr.
Hensarling, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cook, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Williams, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. DesJarlais, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Brat, Mr.
Peterson, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Cole, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Turner, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Katko, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. Hill, Mr. Olson, Mr. Harper, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Diaz-Balart) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; December 4, 2017 — Additional Sponsors: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Barr, Mr. Latta, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Love, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mrs.
Comstock, Mr. Harris, Mr. Perry, Mr. Knight, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Bost, Mr. Gibbs, Ms. Cheney, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Comer, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Posey, Mr. Garrett, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Pearce, Mrs. Black, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Budd, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr.
Carter of Texas, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Denham, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Allen, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Womack, Ms. McSally, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Shuster, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr.
Messer, Mr. Faso, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Babin, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Marino, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Reed, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Bergman, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Royce of California, Mr. Long, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Dent, Mr. Blum, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Barton, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Granger, Mr. Labrador, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lewis of Minnesota, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Walden, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr.
Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Coffman, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Gianforte, Mr. Norman, Mr. Trott, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Curtis; December 4, 2017 — Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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