[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4788 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4788
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 29, 2025
Mr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. Crane, Mr. Self,
Mr. Ogles, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr.
Burlison, Mrs. Harshbarger, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REQUIRING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PERMIT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
WITH VALID CONCEALED CARRY LICENSES FROM OTHER
JURISDICTIONS TO CARRY CONCEALED FIREARMS IN DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
(a) Requirement.--Section 5 of the Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22-
4505, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
subsection:
``(c)(1) The provisions of section 4(a) with respect to pistols
shall not apply to a Member of Congress who--
``(A) is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing,
transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm (as defined in
section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code);
``(B) is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued
pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the individual
to carry a concealed firearm (as so defined), or is otherwise
entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the
person resides; and
``(C) is carrying a valid identification document
containing a photograph of the individual.
``(2) In this subsection, the term `Member of Congress' means a
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress.''.
(b) Effective Date.--This Act and the amendments made by this Act
shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
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