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Code · BILL · 119th 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. Murphy, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Clyde, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Self, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Babin, Mr. Rose, Mrs.
Wagner, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Womack, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Guest, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Mace, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Perry, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Graves, Mr. Crane, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr.
Rutherford, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Crank, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Bost, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Fry, Mr. Estes, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cline, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Allen, Mr.
Kustoff, Mr. Begich, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Alford, Mr. Arrington, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Gooden, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Collins, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Owens, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Comer, Mr. Strong, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Mann, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr.
Van Drew, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Burlison, Mr.
Knott, Mr. Onder, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Downing, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Flood, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Fong, Mr. Steil, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baird, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Mills, Mr.
Wied, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Jack, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Fine, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Carey, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. James, Mr. Patronis — Actions: January 3, 2025 — Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Clyde, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Ellzey, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Finstad, Mr.
Self, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Babin, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Rouzer, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Brecheen, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Womack, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Guest, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Mace, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Latta, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Perry, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Graves, Mr. Crane, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Fleischmann, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Crank, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Bost, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Fry, Mr. Estes, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Issa, Mr. Cline, Mr. Cole, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Fulcher, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mrs.
Houchin, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Allen, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Begich, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Alford, Mr. Arrington, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Gooden, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Collins, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Owens, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Comer, Mr. Strong, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Wittman, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr.
Shreve, Mr. Mann, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, and Mr. Carter of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; October 3, 2025 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Evans of Colorado, Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Moore of West Virginia, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Knott, Mr. Onder, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Downing, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Steube, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Flood, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Fong, Mr.
Steil, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baird, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mr. Mills, Mr. Wied, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Jack, Mr. Donalds, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Fine, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Carey, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. James, and Mr. Patronis; October 3, 2025 — 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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