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HR 38 Advanced toward a vote

Allows people who are legally allowed to carry a concealed handgun in their home state to carry one in any other state that either issues concealed carry permits or does not ban resident concealed carry, subject to federal conditions and exceptions.

Official title: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 03-JAN-2025
Referred 03-JAN-2025
Approved by committee 25-MAR-2025
Reported 03-OCT-2025
On the calendar 03-OCT-2025
Key points
  • Lets qualifying nonresidents carry a concealed handgun in any state that issues concealed carry permits or does not prohibit resident concealed carry for lawful purposes
  • Keeps exceptions for private property owners who restrict firearms and for state or local government property, buildings, and bases where firearms are restricted
  • Bars arrest or detention for carrying under the section unless there is probable cause the person is acting outside its terms, and shifts the burden to prosecutors to disprove the defense beyond a reasonable doubt
  • Allows a person whose rights under the section are violated to sue in court, with a court-awarded attorney's fee for prevailing defendants and plaintiffs
  • Permits carrying in open areas of National Park System units, National Wildlife Refuge System units, and certain Bureau of Land Management, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service lands
AI-generated from the Reported in House text of 03-OCT-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 03-OCT-2025).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor Richard Hudson (R-NC) Cosponsors · 189
■ 188 R■ 1 D
188 Republicans
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1 Democrat