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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 38 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

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 


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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 ‘‘Constitutional Con5 cealed Carry Reciprocity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 

7 CONCEALED FIREARMS. 

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

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

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con12 cealed firearms 

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

14 State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided 

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

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

17 law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving 

18 a firearm, who is carrying a valid identification document 

19 containing a photograph of the person, and who is car20 rying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant 

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


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1 carry a concealed firearm or is entitled to carry a con2 cealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 

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

4 machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped 

5 or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, in any 

6 State that— 

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

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

9 concealed firearm; or 

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

11 firearms by residents of the State for lawful pur12 poses. 

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

14 or limit the laws of any State that— 

15 ‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro16 hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 

17 on their property; or 

18 ‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire19 arms on any State or local government property, in20 stallation, building, or base. 

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

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

23 not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any 

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

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1 tation, or carrying of firearms unless there is probable 

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

3 not provided for by this section. Presentation of facially 

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

5 facie evidence that the individual has a license or permit 

6 as required by this section. 

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

8 in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 

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

10 conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 

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

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

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

14 award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 

15 fee. 

16 ‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi17 lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 

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

19 State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 

20 action in any appropriate court against any other person, 

21 including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 

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

23 damages or other appropriate relief. 

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

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


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1 other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 

2 reasonable attorney’s fee. 

3 ‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 

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

5 a document made or issued by or under the author6 ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 

7 political subdivision of a State which, when com8 pleted with information concerning a particular indi9 vidual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted 

10 for the purpose of identification of individuals. 

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

12 for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 

13 into the handgun or its magazine. 

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

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

16 prohibitions of section 922(q). 

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

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

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

20 the public: 

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

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

23 System. 

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

25 Bureau of Land Management. 


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

2 Army Corps of Engineers. 

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

4 Bureau of Reclamation. 

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

6 Forest Service.’’. 

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

8 for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 

9 relating to section 926C the following: 

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

10 (c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other pro11 vision of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 

12 amendment made by this section, or the application of 

13 such provision or amendment to any person or circum14 stance is held to be unconstitutional, this section and 

15 amendments made by this section and the application of 

16 such provision or amendment to other persons or cir17 cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 

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

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

20 enactment of this Act. 

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