U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
Status: In committee, October 3, 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
What the bill says
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
From the committee substitute text, October 3, 2025:
A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025 . SECTION 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: SECTION 926D. Reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed 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 carrying 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 concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides, may possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign …
Sponsors
- Richard Hudson (R, HD-009) · primary sponsor
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003)
- Kevin Hern (R, HD-OK-1)
- Ronny Jackson (R, HD-TX-13)
- Andrew Clyde (R, HD-009)
- Kat Cammack (R, HD-FL-3)
- Dan Crenshaw (R, HD-002)
- Pat Harrigan (R, HD-010)
- August Pfluger (R, HD-011)
- Jake Ellzey (R, HD-TX-6)
- Claudia Tenney (R, HD-024)
- Aaron Bean (R, HD-FL-4)
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-337.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 9.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees, Civil actions and liability, Firearms and explosives, Land use and conservation, State and local government operations, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Judicial procedure and administration, Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB38?
- HB38 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025.
- What does HB38 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a means by which nonresidents of a State whose residents may carry concealed firearms may also do so in the State.
- What is the status of HB38?
- In committee as of October 3, 2025. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 289. (October 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB38?
- Richard Hudson (R, HD-009), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB38?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/38
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