HR 2959 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013

Introduced Aug 1, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Richard B. Nugent R-FL

Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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.

IntroducedAug 1, 2013
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013 - Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is carrying a valid, government-issued identification document containing that person's photograph and a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm in one state, and who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, to possess or carry a concealed handgun (other than a machine gun or destructive device) in another state in accordance with the restrictions of that state.

Cosponsors 184

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 1, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-UT	Jim Matheson	Original	Aug 1, 2013
R-TX	Pete Sessions		Sep 25, 2013
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Oct 22, 2013
R-TX	Bill Flores		Oct 23, 2013
R-AK	Don Young		Oct 23, 2013
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Oct 28, 2013
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Oct 28, 2013
R-LA	John Fleming		Oct 28, 2013
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud		Oct 28, 2013
R-IL	Rodney Davis		Oct 28, 2013
R-TX	Roger Williams		Oct 28, 2013
R-TX	Ted Poe		Oct 28, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Oct 28, 2013
R-IL	Adam Kinzinger		Oct 30, 2013
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Oct 30, 2013
R-FL	Bill Posey		Oct 30, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Oct 30, 2013
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson		Oct 30, 2013
R-NC	Howard Coble		Oct 30, 2013
R-OH	Jim Jordan		Oct 30, 2013
R-TX	Joe Barton		Oct 30, 2013
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		Oct 30, 2013
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		Oct 30, 2013
R-TX	Blake Farenthold		Nov 12, 2013
R-UT	Chris Stewart		Nov 12, 2013
R-TN	David P. Roe		Nov 12, 2013
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Nov 12, 2013
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Nov 12, 2013
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway		Nov 12, 2013
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Nov 12, 2013
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Nov 12, 2013
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Nov 12, 2013
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Nov 12, 2013
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Nov 12, 2013
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Nov 12, 2013
R-GA	Phil Gingrey		Nov 12, 2013
R-PA	Scott Perry		Nov 12, 2013
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Nov 12, 2013
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Nov 12, 2013
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Nov 12, 2013
R-PA	Tom Marino		Nov 12, 2013
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Nov 12, 2013
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Nov 18, 2013
R-LA	Bill Cassidy		Nov 18, 2013
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Nov 18, 2013
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Nov 18, 2013
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Nov 18, 2013
R-ID	Raul R. Labrador		Nov 18, 2013
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		Nov 18, 2013
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Nov 18, 2013
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Nov 18, 2013
R-TN	Stephen Lee Fincher		Nov 18, 2013
R-FL	Steve Southerland II		Nov 18, 2013
R-AR	Steve Womack		Nov 18, 2013
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Nov 18, 2013
R-OK	Tom Cole		Nov 18, 2013
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Nov 20, 2013
R-NC	Robert Pittenger		Nov 20, 2013
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Dec 2, 2013
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Dec 2, 2013
R-NY	Chris Collins		Dec 2, 2013
R-MI	Dave Camp		Dec 2, 2013
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Dec 2, 2013
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Dec 2, 2013
R-TX	Pete Olson		Dec 2, 2013
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Dec 2, 2013
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		Dec 12, 2013
R-MN	John Kline		Dec 12, 2013
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Dec 12, 2013
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		Dec 12, 2013
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Dec 12, 2013
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Dec 12, 2013
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Dec 12, 2013
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Dec 12, 2013
R-UT	Rob Bishop		Dec 12, 2013
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Dec 16, 2013
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Dec 16, 2013
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Dec 16, 2013
R-NY	Tom Reed		Dec 16, 2013
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jan 7, 2014
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jan 7, 2014
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Jan 7, 2014
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Jan 7, 2014
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Jan 7, 2014
R-ND	Kevin Cramer		Jan 7, 2014
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Jan 7, 2014
D-WV	Nick J. Rahall II		Jan 7, 2014
R-FL	Ron DeSantis		Jan 7, 2014
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jan 7, 2014
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Jan 7, 2014
R-KY	Andy Barr		Jan 8, 2014
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jan 8, 2014
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy		Jan 8, 2014
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Jan 16, 2014
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jan 16, 2014
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Jan 16, 2014
R-MO	Jason Smith		Jan 16, 2014
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jan 16, 2014
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Jan 16, 2014
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Jan 16, 2014
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Jan 16, 2014
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jan 16, 2014
D-NY	William L. Owens		Jan 16, 2014
R-WA	Doc Hastings		Jan 31, 2014
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith		Jan 31, 2014
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jan 31, 2014
R-IA	Steve King		Jan 31, 2014
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo		Jan 31, 2014
R-IA	Tom Latham		Jan 31, 2014
R-AL	Bradley Byrne		Feb 5, 2014
R-FL	John L. Mica		Feb 5, 2014
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Feb 5, 2014
R-OR	Greg Walden		Feb 11, 2014
R-TX	John R. Carter		Feb 11, 2014
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Feb 11, 2014
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Feb 11, 2014
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Feb 11, 2014
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Feb 27, 2014
R-IN	Jackie Walorski		Feb 27, 2014
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Feb 27, 2014
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Feb 27, 2014
R-NE	Adrian Smith		Mar 13, 2014
R-OH	David P. Joyce		Mar 13, 2014
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Mar 13, 2014
R-TX	Louie Gohmert		Mar 14, 2014
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Mar 14, 2014
R-KS	Tim Huelskamp		Mar 18, 2014
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Mar 27, 2014
R-IL	John Shimkus		Mar 27, 2014
R-TX	Kay Granger		Mar 27, 2014
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Apr 1, 2014
R-IN	Luke Messer		Apr 1, 2014
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman		Apr 1, 2014
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Apr 1, 2014
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Apr 2, 2014
R-LA	Vance M. McAllister		Apr 2, 2014
R-NC	Virginia Foxx		Apr 4, 2014
R-FL	David W. Jolly		Apr 10, 2014
R-MT	Steve Daines		Apr 10, 2014
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri		Apr 10, 2014
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Apr 10, 2014
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Apr 28, 2014
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Apr 28, 2014
R-AR	Tom Cotton		Apr 28, 2014
R-CO	Cory Gardner		May 2, 2014
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		May 6, 2014
R-OH	James B. Renacci		May 19, 2014
R-GA	Tom Graves		May 19, 2014
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson		May 21, 2014
R-FL	Daniel Webster		May 21, 2014
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		May 21, 2014
R-MI	Kerry L. Bentivolio		May 21, 2014
R-AZ	Matt Salmon		May 21, 2014
R-WV	David B. McKinley		May 22, 2014
R-MI	Fred Upton		May 22, 2014
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus		May 28, 2014
R-VA	Robert Hurt		May 28, 2014
R-KY	Brett Guthrie		Jun 9, 2014
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Jun 12, 2014
R-NC	Mark Meadows		Jun 12, 2014
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Jun 19, 2014
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Jun 19, 2014
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Jun 19, 2014
R-NC	George Holding		Jun 19, 2014
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Jun 19, 2014
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jun 19, 2014
R-CO	Doug Lamborn		Jun 24, 2014
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Jun 24, 2014
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Jun 24, 2014
R-CA	Paul Cook		Jun 24, 2014
R-IN	Todd Young		Jun 24, 2014
R-CA	Gary G. Miller		Jun 26, 2014
D-GA	John Barrow		Jun 26, 2014
D-TX	Pete P. Gallego		Jun 26, 2014
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Jul 10, 2014
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		Jul 10, 2014
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell		Jul 14, 2014
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Jul 14, 2014
R-MD	Andy Harris		Jul 15, 2014
R-TN	Diane Black		Jul 25, 2014
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jul 25, 2014
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jul 31, 2014
R-NE	Lee Terry		Jul 31, 2014
R-UT	Jason Chaffetz		Sep 18, 2014

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 Aug 1, 2013
	Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee	Referred Sep 13, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House
Aug 1, 2013Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5347.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 578	Respecting States' Rights and Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013	Related bill	Feb 28, 2013
S 1908	Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014	Related bill	Jan 9, 2014

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: 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.
Short Titles as Introduced: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Aug 1, 2013Introduced in House

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