[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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