S. 498 · 114th Congress
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
35 cosponsors · 1 D, 34 R
16 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Feb 12, 2015
Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
Amends the federal criminal code to authorize a person who is not prohibited from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm under federal law, who is entitled and not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence or who is carrying a valid state license or permit to carry a concealed weapon, and who is carrying a government-issued photographic identification document, to carry a concealed handgun (which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, other than a machine gun or destructive device) in any state in accordance with the restrictions of that state.
Provides that in a state that allows the issuing authority for licenses or permits to carry concealed firearms to impose restrictions on the carrying of firearms by individual license or permit holders, an individual carrying a concealed handgun under this Act shall be permitted to carry it according to the same terms authorized by an unrestricted license or permit issued by such state.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
Latest action (Feb 12, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S989-990)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Feb 12, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.