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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3425 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to give nationwide effect to the 

least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are 

concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 29, 2015 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. JODY B. 

HICE of Georgia, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

RATCLIFFE, and Mr. CONAWAY) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to give nationwide 

effect to the least restrictive State laws regarding the 

carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially 

or fully visible to the public. 

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 ‘‘Firearm Rights Equal5 ly Enforced Act’’ or the ‘‘FREE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE EFFECT GIVEN TO LEAST RESTRIC2 TIVE STATE LAWS REGARDING THE CAR3 RYING OF FIREARMS THAT ARE CONCEALED, 

4 OR ARE PARTIALLY OR FULLY VISIBLE TO 

5 THE PUBLIC. 

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

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

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘§ 926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive 

10 State laws regarding the carrying of fire11 arms that are concealed, or are partially 

12 or fully visible to the public 

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision 

14 of the law of any State or any political subdivision of a 

15 State, an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law 

16 from receiving a firearm and to whom a State has issued 

17 a license or permit to carry a concealed firearm, or to 

18 carry a firearm that is partially or fully visible to the pub19 lic, may do so in or affecting interstate or foreign com20 merce in any other State, subject to subsection (b). 

21 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—A person may exercise 

23 the right granted by subsection (a) subject to any 

24 limitation imposed by the State that issued the li25 cense or permit, except as provided in paragraph (2) 

26 or (3). 


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1 ‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE LESSER RESTRIC2 TIVE LIMITATIONS.—A State may impose a lesser 

3 restrictive limitation on the exercise of the right 

4 granted by subsection (a) than any imposed by the 

5 State referred to in paragraph (1). 

6 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO FEES.—In 

7 addition to the authority provided by paragraph (2), 

8 a State may condition the exercise of the right 

9 granted by subsection (a) on the payment of a fee, 

10 the level of which may be greater than the level of 

11 the fee (if any) imposed by the State referred to in 

12 paragraph (1) as a condition of issuing the license 

13 or permit, but any such fee may not be set at a level 

14 that unduly burdens the exercise of the right.’’. 

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

16 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

17 relating to section 926C the following: 

‘‘926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully 

visible to the public.’’. 

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