FREE Act

Bill: 114-hr-3425
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2015-07-29
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives

Intergovernmental relations

Licensing and registrations

State and local government operations

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Firearm Rights Equally Enforced Act or the FREE Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the federal criminal code to permit an individual who is not prohibited from receiving a firearm under federal law, and to whom a state has issued a license or permit either to carry a concealed firearm or to carry a firearm that is partially or fully visible to the public, to carry a firearm in any other state, subject to the limitations imposed by the state that issued the license or permit. </p> <p>Authorizes a state to: (1) impose a less restrictive limitation than the state that issued the license or permit; and (2) condition the exercise of such right upon the payment of a fee, as long as such fee is not set at a level that unduly burdens the exercise of the right.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3425 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Firearm Rights Equally Enforced Act or the FREE Act . 2. Nationwide effect given to least restrictive State laws regarding the carrying 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 firearms 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 public, may do so in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce 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 license or permit, except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3). (2) Authority to impose lesser restrictive 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 carrying of firearms that are concealed, or are partially or fully visible to the public. .