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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1508 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define ‘‘State 
of residence’’ and ‘‘resident’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2023 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mr. LATURNER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. PERRY, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BACON, 
Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. STEWART) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
define ‘‘State of residence’’ and ‘‘resident’’, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Traveler’s Gun Rights 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE OF RESIDENCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘As used’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(38)(A) The term ‘State of residence’ means— 
‘‘(i) the State in which an individual re-
sides; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an individual, or spouse 
of an individual, who is an active duty member 
of the Armed Forces— 
‘‘(I) the State in which the permanent 
duty station of the member is located; and 
‘‘(II) the State in which the member 
maintains a place of abode from which the 
member commutes each day to the perma-
nent duty station of the member; or 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an individual who does 
not have a physical residence in any State, the 
State in which an individual maintains a private 
mailbox or post office box. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)— 
‘‘(i) an individual resides in a State if the 
individual is present in the State with the inten-
tion of making a home in that State; and 
‘‘(ii) an individual who maintains a home 
in more than 1 State is a resident of each such 
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State during the time when the individual is 
present in that State. 
‘‘(39) The term ‘resident’, with respect to a 
State, means an individual who satisfies clause (i), 
(ii), or (iii) of paragraph (38)(A) with respect to 
that State.’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM.—Section 922(t)(1)(D) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘transferee con-
taining a photograph of the transferee.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘transferee— 
‘‘(i) containing a photograph of the trans-
feree; and 
‘‘(ii) containing— 
‘‘(I) the address of the residence of 
the transferee; or 
‘‘(II) the address for a private mail-
box or post office box maintained by the 
transferee, if the transferee does not have 
a physical residence in any State.’’. 
Æ 
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