Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedApr 7, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Traveler's Gun Rights Act
This bill allows an individual who does not have a physical residence in a state to use the address for a private mailbox or post office box maintained by that individual for purposes of obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 7, 2022 to May 17, 2022; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Original | Apr 7, 2022 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Apr 25, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Peter Meijer | Apr 25, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 12, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | May 17, 2022 |
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 Apr 7, 2022 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Nov 1, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Apr 7, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 7, 2022Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 62, April 7, 2022, page H4434.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1508 | Traveler’s Gun Rights Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 18, 2024 |
| S 4029 | Traveler's Gun Rights Act | Identical bill | Apr 7, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Traveler's Gun Rights Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 7, 2022Introduced in House
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.
