Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289.
The bill creates a federal concealed-carry reciprocity statute. It requires States that issue permits or allow residents to carry concealed firearms to accept nonresident holders who present a valid photo ID and valid license or are entitled to carry in their home State.
State sovereignty vs federal uniformity over concealed carry
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and direct substantive statutory change that establishes a federal rule permitting certain nonresidents to carry concealed handguns across States, with enumerated exceptions and remedies.
The bill creates a federal concealed-carry reciprocity statute.
It requires States that issue permits or allow residents to carry concealed firearms to accept nonresident holders who present a valid photo ID and valid license or are entitled to carry in their home State.
It preempts most state and local firearms carrying restrictions (with exceptions for private property and state/local government property), provides evidentiary and procedural protections for defendants, authorizes civil suits and attorney’s fees for violations, and allows concealed carry on specified federal public lands.
High ideological salience and state-preemption make it politically contested; passage in one chamber possible, full enactment unlikely absent major negotiation.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and direct substantive statutory change that establishes a federal rule permitting certain nonresidents to carry concealed handguns across States, with enumerated exceptions and remedies. It specifies core operative mechanics and legal remedies but leaves several definitional and administrative questions unresolved.
State sovereignty vs federal uniformity over concealed carry
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
State sovereignty vs federal uniformity over concealed carry
Likely opposed.
Sees the bill as federal preemption that weakens state authority to set stricter gun-safety rules.
Notes limited exceptions do not meaningfully restrict carry in many public spaces.
Mixed.
Appreciates reducing legal patchwork for lawful travelers, but worried about preemption of state policies and the absence of standardized training or permitting minimums.
Wants safeguards or data collection to monitor outcomes.
Strongly supportive.
Views the bill as protecting Second Amendment rights interstate, ensuring nonresidents won’t be criminalized while traveling, and providing remedies against wrongful state or local actions.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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High ideological salience and state-preemption make it politically contested; passage in one chamber possible, full enactment unlikely absent major negotiation.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
State sovereignty vs federal uniformity over concealed carry
High ideological salience and state-preemption make it politically contested; passage in one chamber possible, full enactment unlikely abse…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear and direct substantive statutory change that establishes a federal rule permitting certain nonresidents to carry concealed handguns across States, with enu…
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