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[H.R. 822 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 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.


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                    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 
Missouri, 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 Indiana, 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 Florida, 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. Duncan 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. Marchant, 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. 
Lujan, 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. Goodlatte, 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. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
 Stutzman, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Royce, Mr. Quayle, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pitts, Mr. 
      Pearce, Mr. Price of Georgia, 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. Cardoza, 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)


                           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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                                 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 
                         firearms in the State.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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:
``Sec. 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)), a 
person who is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, 
transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm, and who is carrying a 
valid identification document 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--
            ``(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 document' 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 identification 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.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 90 days after the date of the enactment 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 requirements of each State that issues concealed 
        carry permits 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 regulations 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 Congress a report on the 
findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).
                                                 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 
                         firearms in the State.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           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