I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Firearm Rights Equal-
ly Enforced Act’’ or the ‘‘FREE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE EFFECT GIVEN TO LEAST RESTRIC-
TIVE STATE LAWS REGARDING THE CAR-
RYING OF FIREARMS THAT ARE CONCEALED, 
OR ARE PARTIALLY OR FULLY VISIBLE TO 
THE PUBLIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C 
the following: 
‘‘§ 926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive 
State laws regarding the carrying of fire-
arms that are concealed, or are partially 
or fully visible to the public 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provision 
of the law of any State or any political subdivision of a 
State, an individual who is not prohibited by Federal law 
from receiving a firearm and to whom a State has issued 
a license or permit to carry a concealed firearm, or to 
carry a firearm that is partially or fully visible to the pub-
lic, may do so in or affecting interstate or foreign com-
merce in any other State, subject to subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL RULE.—A person may exercise 
the right granted by subsection (a) subject to any 
limitation imposed by the State that issued the li-
cense or permit, except as provided in paragraph (2) 
or (3). 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE LESSER RESTRIC-
TIVE LIMITATIONS.—A State may impose a lesser 
restrictive limitation on the exercise of the right 
granted by subsection (a) than any imposed by the 
State referred to in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE RELATING TO FEES.—In 
addition to the authority provided by paragraph (2), 
a State may condition the exercise of the right 
granted by subsection (a) on the payment of a fee, 
the level of which may be greater than the level of 
the fee (if any) imposed by the State referred to in 
paragraph (1) as a condition of issuing the license 
or permit, but any such fee may not be set at a level 
that unduly burdens the exercise of the right.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 926C the following: 
‘‘926D. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the car-
rying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully 
visible to the public.’’. 
Æ 
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