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.
Latest action · Jan 25, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedJan 25, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a nonresident of a state to carry concealed firearms (other than a machinegun or destructive device) in that state if such nonresident has a valid permit to carry firearms in any state and is not prohibited from carrying a firearm under federal law, subject to restrictions imposed by the state issuing the permit or under this Act.
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 25, 2007 to Jun 10, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Jan 25, 2007 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jan 26, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jan 29, 2007 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 1, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Feb 1, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Feb 1, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Feb 5, 2007 | |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Feb 6, 2007 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Feb 26, 2007 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Mar 20, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Jun 4, 2007 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Oct 24, 2007 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Apr 10, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 4, 2008 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 10, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2007 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 25, 2007Read twice and referred to the 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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-992 | THE U.S. CLIMATE ACTION PARTNERSHIP REPORT128 pages | Environment and Public Works Committee | Feb 13, 2007 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 226 | 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. | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
| HR 861 | National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 6, 2007 |
| S 3207 | Respecting States Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2008 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Agriculture and Food
- Airports
- Alcoholic beverages
- College sports
- Courthouses
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Federal preemption
- Firearms
- Firearms control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Interstate relations
- Law
- Licenses
- Local laws
- Prisons
- Public meetings
- Sports and Recreation
- State laws
- Transportation and Public Works
- Voting
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2007Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
