H.R. 822: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-18 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 10 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 843 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011

Plain summary

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 - 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. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an audit of: (1) state laws and regulations that authorize the issuance of a concealed firearm permit or license to a nonresident, including a description of the permitting or licensing requirements; (2) the number of such valid permits or licenses issued or denied (and the basis for such denials) to nonresidents by each state; and (3) the effectiveness of such state laws and regulations in protecting the public safety. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the ability of state and local law enforcement authorities to verify the validity of concealed firearm licenses or permits issued by other states.

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Official text

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · 246 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sam Graves (R-MO), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John R. Carter (R-TX), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Michael R. Turner (R-OH), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Andy Harris (R-MD) and 186 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 843 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 844 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 845 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 846 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 847 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 848 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 849 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 850 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 851 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR822 (2011-11-16): Failed
House roll call 852 (2011): On Passage, HR822 (2011-11-16): Passed

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr822.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr822 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112