HR 1243 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005

Introduced Mar 10, 2005 Originated House Sponsor John N. Hostettler R-IN

Latest action · May 10, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 10, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different States by persons who are not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid State license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their State of residence.

Cosponsors 78

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2005 to Sep 7, 2006; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WY	Barbara Cubin	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-UT	Chris Cannon	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-NH	Jeb Bradley	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-FL	Mark Foley	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-IN	Michael E. Sodrel	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-IN	Mike Pence	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-LA	Rodney Alexander	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-KY	Ron Lewis	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-TN	Zach Wamp	Original	Mar 10, 2005
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Mar 14, 2005
R-CA	Wally Herger		Mar 14, 2005
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Apr 14, 2005
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood		Apr 14, 2005
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		Apr 14, 2005
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Apr 14, 2005
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis		Apr 14, 2005
R-PA	John E. Peterson		Apr 14, 2005
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis		Apr 14, 2005
R-OH	Robert W. Ney		Apr 14, 2005
R-NJ	Scott Garrett		Apr 14, 2005
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Apr 14, 2005
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Apr 14, 2005
R-AL	Mike Rogers		May 5, 2005
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		May 5, 2005
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		May 5, 2005
R-AZ	Trent Franks		May 5, 2005
R-TN	William L. Jenkins		May 5, 2005
R-AK	Don Young		May 12, 2005
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson		May 12, 2005
R-AR	John Boozman		May 12, 2005
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		May 12, 2005
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson		May 12, 2005
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam		May 26, 2005
R-PA	Bill Shuster		May 26, 2005
R-AZ	J. D. Hayworth		May 26, 2005
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.		May 26, 2005
R-FL	Ric Keller		May 26, 2005
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		May 26, 2005
R-TX	John R. Carter		Jun 8, 2005
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Jun 8, 2005
R-LA	Bobby Jindal		Jun 29, 2005
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jun 29, 2005
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering		Jun 29, 2005
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Jun 29, 2005
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Jun 29, 2005
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jul 28, 2005
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Sep 22, 2005
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Sep 22, 2005
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.		Oct 20, 2005
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Nov 18, 2005
R-NC	Charles H. Taylor		Nov 18, 2005
R-MI	Dave Camp		Nov 18, 2005
R-KY	Geoff Davis		Apr 5, 2006
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg		Jun 26, 2006
D-WV	Alan B. Mollohan		Sep 7, 2006
R-OK	Ernest J. Istook Jr.		Sep 7, 2006
R-KS	Jim Ryun		Sep 7, 2006
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		Sep 7, 2006

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Mar 10, 2005
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred May 10, 2005

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 10, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2005Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
RL32907	Security and Freedom Ensured Act (SAFE Act)(H.R. 1526) and Security and Freedom Enhancement Act (SAFE Act)(S. 737): Section By Section Analysis Archived	Report	May 9, 2005

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State.
Short Titles as Introduced: Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2005

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House

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