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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4501 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11, 2022 

Mr. DAINES introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Concealed Carry Reci5 procity Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 

2 CONCEALED FIREARMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con7 cealed firearms 

8 ‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 

9 State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided 

10 in subsection (b)) and subject only to the requirements 

11 of this section, a person who is not prohibited by Federal 

12 law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving 

13 a firearm, who is carrying a valid identification document 

14 containing a photograph of the person, and who is car15 rying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant 

16 to the law of a State and which permits the person to 

17 carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a con18 cealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 

19 may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a 

20 machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped 

21 or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any 

22 State that— 

23 ‘‘(1) has a statute under which residents of the 

24 State may apply for a license or permit to carry a 

25 concealed firearm; or 


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1 ‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 

2 firearms by residents of the State for lawful pur3 poses. 

4 ‘‘(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede 

5 or limit the laws of any State that— 

6 ‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro7 hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 

8 on their property; or 

9 ‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire10 arms on any State or local government property, in11 stallation, building, base, or park. 

12 ‘‘(c)(1) A person who carries or possesses a concealed 

13 handgun in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) may 

14 not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any 

15 law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political 

16 subdivision thereof related to the possession, transpor17 tation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable 

18 cause to believe that the person is doing so in a manner 

19 not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially 

20 valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima 

21 facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit 

22 as required by this section. 

23 ‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 

24 in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 

25 burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 


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1 conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 

2 forth in subsections (a) and (b). 

3 ‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 

4 as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 

5 award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 

6 fee. 

7 ‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi8 lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 

9 any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 

10 State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 

11 action in any appropriate court against any other person, 

12 including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 

13 causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for 

14 damages or other appropriate relief. 

15 ‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 

16 an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 

17 other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 

18 reasonable attorney’s fee. 

19 ‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 

20 ‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means 

21 a document made or issued by or under the author22 ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 

23 political subdivision of a State which, when com24 pleted with information concerning a particular indiVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:34 Jul 12, 2022 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4501.IS S4501

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1 vidual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted 

2 for the purpose of identification of individuals. 

3 ‘‘(2) The term ‘handgun’ includes any magazine 

4 for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 

5 into the handgun or its magazine. 

6 ‘‘(f)(1) A person who possesses or carries a concealed 

7 handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the 

8 prohibitions of section 922(q) with respect to that hand9 gun. 

10 ‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed 

11 handgun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in 

12 any of the following areas in the State that are open to 

13 the public: 

14 ‘‘(A) A unit of the National Park System. 

15 ‘‘(B) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 

16 System. 

17 ‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 

18 Bureau of Land Management. 

19 ‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 

20 Army Corps of Engineers. 

21 ‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 

22 Bureau of Reclamation. 

23 ‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 

24 Forest Service.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

2 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

3 relating to section 926C the following: 

‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’. 

4 (c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro5 vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 

6 amendment made by this section, or the application of 

7 such provision or amendment to any person or cir8 cumstance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 

9 amendments made by this section and the application of 

10 such provision or amendment to other persons or cir11 cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 

12 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act. 

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