To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2025 to Feb 10, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jul 29, 2025 |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Sep 19, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Sep 23, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Feb 5, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Feb 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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. 171, no. 130, July 29, 2025, page H3664.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2025Introduced 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.
