I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2951 
To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun anywhere in 
the United States, with exceptions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 20, 2017 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Adminis-
tration, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To allow Members of Congress to carry a concealed handgun 
anywhere in the United States, with exceptions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS BY 
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 926D. Carrying of concealed handguns by Members 
of Congress 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
Member of Congress who is carrying the identification re-
quired by subsection (e), to whom a State or the United 
States Capitol Police has issued a license or permit to 
carry a concealed handgun, and who is not otherwise pro-
hibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or re-
ceiving a firearm, may carry a concealed handgun for any 
lawful purpose, subject to the terms and conditions of the 
license or permit (if issued by the United States Capitol 
Police), anywhere in the United States, except as provided 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b)(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply in or on the 
grounds of the White House, or wherever the United 
States Secret Service is prohibiting the possession of a 
firearm. 
‘‘(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a Member of 
Congress while on an air carrier, unless the Secretary of 
Homeland Security finds that the Member of Congress has 
successfully completed the training program established 
under section 44921(c) of title 49. 
‘‘(c) The Chief of the United States Capitol Police 
is authorized to issue a license or permit to carry a con-
cealed handgun to a Member of Congress for purposes of 
this section, under such terms and conditions and in ac-
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cordance with such criteria as the Chief considers appro-
priate. 
‘‘(d) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall en-
sure that the training program established under section 
44921(c) of title 49 is made available to any Member of 
Congress, on request of the Member of Congress. 
‘‘(e) The identification required by this subsection is 
the photographic identification issued by a House of the 
Congress that identifies the person photographed as a 
Member of that House. 
‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘Member of Congress’ 
means a Senator or a Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 926C the following: 
‘‘926D. Carrying of concealed handguns by Members of Congress.’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO USE OF-
FICIAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR FIREARMS TRAIN-
ING PROGRAM. 
(a) SENATORS.—The Senators’ Official Personnel 
and Office Expense Account may be used to pay for the 
Senator to receive training under the program established 
under section 44921(c) of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) MEMBERS
OF
THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES.—Section 101 of the House of Representatives Ad-
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ministrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 
5341) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) FIREARMS TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Mem-
bers’ Representational Allowance may be used to pay for 
the Member to receive training under the program estab-
lished under section 44921(c) of title 49, United States 
Code.’’. 
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