I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 38 
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, 2019 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 
ARRINGTON, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. 
MARSHALL, Mr. MARINO, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HARRIS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
PALAZZO, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. 
LONG, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WALKER, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. 
FERGUSON, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
HOLDING, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KELLY of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. SPANO, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. DUNN, Ms. CHE-
NEY, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WRIGHT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. CAR-
TER of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ROGERS 
of Alabama, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BURGESS, 
Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. OLSON, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. BUDD, 
Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MAST, Mr. REED, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. GRAVES of Lou-
isiana, Mr. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. COMER, 
Mr. JORDAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. KELLY 
of Mississippi, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MCHENRY, 
Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. DAVIDSON of 
Ohio, Mr. BUCK, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 
BERGMAN, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. 
CRAWFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. ABRA-
HAM, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mrs. WALORSKI, 
and Mr. PALMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means 
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by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may 
carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. 
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 ‘‘Concealed Carry Reci-
procity Act of 2019’’. 
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 car-
rying 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 con-
cealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, 
may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a 
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machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped 
or transported in interstate 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 pur-
poses. 
‘‘(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, base, or park. 
‘‘(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, transpor-
tation, 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 
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valid documents as specified in subsection (a) is prima 
facie evidence that 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 
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 
forth in subsections (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 
damages 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 
reasonable attorney’s fee. 
‘‘(e) In subsection (a): 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘identification document’ means 
a document made or issued by or under the author-
ity of the United States Government, a State, or a 
political subdivision of a State which, when com-
pleted with information concerning a particular indi-
vidual, 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 
prohibitions of section 922(q) with respect to that hand-
gun. 
‘‘(2) A person possessing or carrying a concealed 
handgun 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 
System. 
‘‘(C) Public land under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(D) Land administered and managed by the 
Army Corps of Engineers. 
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‘‘(E) Land administered and managed by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(F) Land administered and managed by the 
Forest Service.’’. 
(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 pro-
vision 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 circum-
stance 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 cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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