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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8364 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to update certain 

procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2024 

Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 

FALLON, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. SELF, Mr. HUNT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. YAKYM, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. 

AMODEI, Mr. BARR, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. CARL, Mr. BACON, Mr. 

SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. 

LETLOW, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. HIGGINS

of Louisiana, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GUEST, Mr. ROSE, Mr. 

CLYDE, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. TONY GONZALES of 

Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, 

Mr. MEUSER, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. MOONEY, and Mr. WILLIAMS of 

Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 

update certain procedures applicable to commerce in firearms and remove certain Federal restrictions on interstate firearms transactions. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Firearms Interstate 

3 Commerce Reform Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTERSTATE FIREARMS 

5 TRANSACTIONS. 

6 (a) FIREARMS DISPOSITIONS.—Section 922(b)(3)(A) 

7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘rifle or shotgun’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘firearm’’; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘located’’ and inserting ‘‘located 

11 or temporarily located’’; and 

12 (3) by striking ‘‘both such States’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘the State in which the transfer is conducted 

14 and the State of residence of the transferee’’. 

15 (b) DEALER LOCATION.—Section 923 of such title is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (j)— 

18 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘, and 

19 such location is in the State which is specified 

20 on the license’’; and 

21 (B) in the last sentence— 

22 (i) by inserting ‘‘transfer,’’ after 

23 ‘‘sell,’’; and 

24 (ii) by striking all that follows ‘‘Act’’ 

25 and inserting a period; and 

26 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(m) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 

2 prohibit the sale, transfer, delivery, or other disposition 

3 of a firearm or ammunition— 

4 ‘‘(1) by a person licensed under this chapter to 

5 another person so licensed, at any location in any 

6 State; or 

7 ‘‘(2) by a licensed importer, licensed manufac8 turer, or licensed dealer to a person not licensed 

9 under this chapter, at a temporary location de10 scribed in subsection (j) in any State.’’. 

11 (c) RESIDENCE OF UNITED STATES OFFICERS.— 

12 Section 921 of such title is amended by striking subsection 

13 (b) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter: 

15 ‘‘(1) A member of the Armed Forces on active 

16 duty, or a spouse of the member, is a resident of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the State in which the person main18 tains legal residence; 

19 ‘‘(B) the State in which the permanent 

20 duty station of the member is located; and 

21 ‘‘(C) the State in which the member main22 tains a place of abode from which the member 

23 commutes each day to the permanent duty sta24 tion. 


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1 ‘‘(2) An officer or employee of the United 

2 States (other than a member of the Armed Forces) 

3 stationed outside the United States for a period ex4 ceeding one year, or a spouse residing with such an 

5 officer or employee, who does not otherwise maintain 

6 residency in any State, is a resident of the State in 

7 which the officer, employee, or spouse maintains a 

8 temporary abode while in the United States.’’. 

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