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Traveler's Gun Rights Act

A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define "State of residence" and "resident", and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Introduced March 11, 2025 Cosponsors 11 (11 R) Latest action March 11, 2025

Summary

Traveler's Gun Rights Act
This bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active duty servicemembers and their spouses and individuals who do not have a residence in any state.
Currently, federal firearms laws generally prohibit a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) from selling or delivering a firearm to an individual whose state of residence is different than the state where the licensee's place of business is located.
This bill defines the term state of residence as the state in which an individual is present with an intention of making a home.
In the case of an individual who does not have a physical residence in any state, the term state of residence means the address of the individual's private mailbox or post office box.
In the case of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, the term state of residence means (1) the state in which the member's permanent duty station is located, and (2) the state where the member maintains a place of abode from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Mar 11, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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