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Union Calendar No. 289 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 38 
[Report No. 119–337] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which non-
residents 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. JACK-
SON of Texas, Mr. CLYDE, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. HAR-
RIGAN, 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. RUTHER-
FORD, 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. DAVID-
SON, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. WILSON of South Caro-
lina, 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, 
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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 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LUCAS, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. MCDOWELL, Mr. TAY-
LOR, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Ms. DE LA CRUZ, 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. HARRIS of Maryland, Mr. GOLDEN of 
Maine, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. EVANS of Colorado, Mr. TIFFANY, Ms. LEE 
of Florida, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. FALLON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
LOUDERMILK, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. MESSMER, Mr. MOORE of 
West Virginia, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. KNOTT, Mr. ONDER, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. RULLI, Mr. DOWNING, 
Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. VAN 
ORDEN, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. ROGERS of Ala-
bama, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. MCGUIRE, 
Mr. FONG, Mr. STEIL, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, 
Mrs. KIGGANS
of Virginia, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. 
BAUMGARTNER, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. BARR, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. SMUCKER, 
Mr. KENNEDY of Utah, Mr. MILLS, Mr. WIED, Mr. HURD of Colorado, 
Mr. BARRETT, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. GREENE 
of Georgia, Mr. JACK, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. FEDORCHAK, Mr. FINE, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mr. CAREY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. JAMES, and 
Mr. PATRONIS 
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OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2025] 
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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 ‘‘Constitutional Concealed 
Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. RECIPROCITY FOR THE CARRYING OF CERTAIN 
CONCEALED FIREARMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 926C the 
following: 
‘‘§ 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain con-
cealed firearms 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the law of any 
State or political subdivision thereof (except as provided in 
subsection (b)) and subject only to the requirements of this 
section, a person who is not prohibited by Federal law from 
possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, 
who is carrying a valid identification document containing 
a photograph of the person, and who is carrying a valid 
license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of 
a State and which permits the person to carry a concealed 
firearm or is entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the 
State in which the person resides, may possess or carry a 
concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destruc-
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tive device) that has been shipped or transported in inter-
state or foreign commerce, in any State that— 
‘‘(1) has a statute under which residents of the 
State may apply for a license or permit to carry a 
concealed firearm; or 
‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 
firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes. 
‘‘(b) This section shall not be construed to supersede 
or limit the laws of any State that— 
‘‘(1) permit private persons or entities to pro-
hibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms 
on their property; or 
‘‘(2) prohibit or restrict the possession of fire-
arms on any State or local government property, in-
stallation, building, or base. 
‘‘(c)(1) A person who carries or possesses a concealed 
handgun in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) may 
not be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any 
law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political 
subdivision thereof related to the possession, transportation, 
or carrying of firearms unless there is probable cause to 
believe that the person is doing so in a manner not provided 
for by this section. Presentation of facially valid documents 
as specified in subsection (a) is prima facie evidence that 
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the individual has a license or permit as required by this 
section. 
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the bur-
den of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the conduct 
of the person did not satisfy the conditions set forth in sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section as 
a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall award 
the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s fee. 
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-
lege, or immunity secured by this section, under color of 
any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any 
State or any political subdivision thereof, may bring an 
action in any appropriate court against any other person, 
including a State or political subdivision thereof, who 
causes the person to be subject to the deprivation, for dam-
ages or other appropriate relief. 
‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 
other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a rea-
sonable attorney’s fee. 
‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 
‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means a 
document made or issued by or under the authority 
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of the United States Government, a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State which, when completed 
with information concerning a particular individual, 
is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the 
purpose of identification of individuals. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘handgun’ includes any magazine 
for use in a handgun and any ammunition loaded 
into the handgun or its magazine. 
‘‘(f)(1) A person who possesses or carries a concealed 
handgun under subsection (a) shall not be subject to the pro-
hibitions of section 922(q). 
‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed hand-
gun in a State under subsection (a) may do so in any of 
the following areas in the State that are open to the public: 
‘‘(A) A unit of the National Park System. 
‘‘(B) A unit of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 
Army Corps of Engineers. 
‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 
Forest Service.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 926C the following: 
‘‘926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms.’’. 
(c) SEVERABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this Act, if any provision of this section, or any 
amendment made by this section, or the application of such 
provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is 
held to be unconstitutional, this section and amendments 
made by this section and the application of such provision 
or amendment to other persons or circumstances shall not 
be affected thereby. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 289 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 38 
[Report No. 119–337] 
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. 
OCTOBER 3, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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