H.R. 402: National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015

Plain summary

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015 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.

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Official text

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · 103 cosponsors

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John R. Carter (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Roger Williams (R-TX), Steve Womack (R-AR), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Jason Smith (R-MO), David G. Valadao (R-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and 43 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr402.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr402 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114