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Union Calendar No. 187 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 822 
[Report No. 112–277] 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard 
in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry concealed 
firearms in the State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2011 
Mr. STEARNS (for himself and Mr. SHULER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BOREN, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. GRAVES of Mis-
souri, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. HELLER, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. 
SCHMIDT, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. GINGREY 
of Georgia, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. BURTON of In-
diana, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. COLE, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. CARTER, Mr. PENCE, Mr. 
HEINRICH, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. HALL, Mr. HOLDEN, 
Mr. WEST, Mr. HERGER, Mr. MICA, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. 
POSEY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. DAVIS of 
Kentucky, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BACHUS, Mrs. 
ADAMS, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
MCCOTTER, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. CANSECO, Ms. JENKINS, Mrs. 
EMERSON, Mr. KLINE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
HARRIS, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. ROSS of Flor-
ida, Mr. RIVERA, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. LATTA, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, 
Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. 
PALAZZO, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, 
Mr. DENT, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. POE of Texas, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. HUNTER, 
Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. DUN-
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CAN of South Carolina, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. YOUNG of 
Indiana, Mr. WOLF, Mr. TERRY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. HECK, Mr. 
DENHAM, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. CAMP, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. MCKINLEY, 
Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. REED, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. GUINTA, 
Mr. BROOKS, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. FLORES, Mr. MARCH-
ANT, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. JONES, 
Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. MACK, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. 
CAPITO, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. YODER, Mr. KELLY, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. 
CHANDLER, Mr. BARROW, Mr. OLSON, Mr. LANDRY, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 
BARTLETT, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
AKIN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. KIND, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. SCHILLING, 
Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. ROE of 
Tennessee, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. LONG, Mr. MCCAUL, 
Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. HARPER, Mr. BACA, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. 
HANNA, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. 
MARINO, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, 
Mr. TIPTON, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
NUNNELEE, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. GOOD-
LATTE, Mr. BASS of New Hampshire, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT 
of Georgia, Mr. ROKITA, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Kentucky, Mr. COBLE, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ROYCE, 
Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PRICE of Geor-
gia, Mr. HURT, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. HUIZENGA of 
Michigan, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. ISSA, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. CAMPBELL, 
Mr. NUNES, Mr. BERG, Mrs. NOEM, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
RIBBLE, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. 
WOMACK, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. CAR-
DOZA, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. 
FINCHER, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. MCCARTHY of California, 
Mr. MCKEON, Ms. BUERKLE, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. 
LUMMIS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. WEBSTER, Mrs. BIGGERT, 
Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, and Mr. CALVERT 
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
Deleted sponsor: Mr. COHEN (added May 2, 2011; deleted October 12, 2011) 
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NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
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 February 18, 2011] 
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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 ‘‘National Right-to-Carry 
Reciprocity Act of 2011’’. 
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)), a person who is not prohibited by Federal 
law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a 
firearm, and who is carrying a valid identification docu-
ment containing a photograph of the person, and 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, may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other 
than a machinegun or destructive device) that has been 
shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, 
in any State, other than the State of residence of the person, 
that— 
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‘‘(1) has a statute that allows residents of the 
State to obtain licenses or permits to carry concealed 
firearms; or 
‘‘(2) does not prohibit the carrying of concealed 
firearms by residents of the State for lawful purposes. 
‘‘(b) The possession or carrying of a concealed handgun 
in a State under this section shall be subject to the same 
conditions and limitations, except as to eligibility to possess 
or carry, imposed by or under Federal or State law or the 
law of a political subdivision of a State, that apply to the 
possession or carrying of a concealed handgun by residents 
of the State or political subdivision who are licensed by the 
State or political subdivision to do so, or not prohibited 
by the State from doing so. 
‘‘(c) In subsection (a), the term ‘identification docu-
ment’ means a document made or issued by or under the 
authority of the United States Government, a State, or a 
political 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 iden-
tification of individuals.’’. 
(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.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. GAO AUDIT OF THE STATES’ CONCEALED CARRY 
PERMIT OR LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
NON-RESIDENTS. 
(a) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct an audit of— 
(1) the laws and regulations of each State that 
authorize the issuance of a valid permit or license to 
permit a person, other than a resident of such State, 
to possess or carry a concealed firearm, including a 
description of the permitting or licensing require-
ments of each State that issues concealed carry per-
mits or licenses to persons other than a resident of 
such State; 
(2) the number of such valid permits or licenses 
issued or denied (and the basis for such denials) by 
each State to persons other than a resident of such 
State; and 
(3) the effectiveness of such State laws and regu-
lations in protecting the public safety. 
(b) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Con-
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gress a report on the findings of the study conducted under 
subsection (a). 
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Union Calendar No. 187 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 822 
[Report No. 112–277] 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
a national standard in accordance with which 
nonresidents of a State may carry concealed fire-
arms in the State. 
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 
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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