H.R. 822

National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011

At-a-Glance
Amendments
Rules

Rule Hearing Information:

Meeting Time: Monday, November 14, 2011 at 5:00 PM in H-313 The Capitol

Amendment Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2011 at 12:00 PM

For more on this hearing, click here.

Resources:

Text of H.R. 822 — National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 [PDF][XML]
Text of H.Rept. 112-277 — Report from the Committee on the Judiciary [PDF][XML]
Amendment Process Announcement
For a copy of the rule, click here.
For a copy of H. Res. 463, click here.
For a copy of H. Rept. 112-283, click here.

Amendments:

#	Version #	Sponsor(s)	Party	Summary	Status
#8	Version 1	Bishop, Tim (NY)	Democrat	Would direct the GAO to study the number of jobs created by enacting the bill.	Submitted
#5	Version 1	Chu (CA)	Democrat	Would prohibit individuals convicted of selling a controlled substance to a minor from obtaining a concealed weapon license under this Act.	Submitted
#23	Version 1	Cicilline (RI)	Democrat	Would limit the bill from taking effect in a state until the State Attorney General, head of the State police, and the Secretary of State have jointly certified that the other state’s carry laws are substantially similar to its own licensing or permitting requirements.	Made In Order
#11	Version 1	Cohen (TN)	Democrat	Would exempt from the bill any State law requiring a person to be at least 21 years of age to possess or carry a concealed handgun.	Made In Order
#22	Version 1	Conyers (MI)	Democrat	Would preserve state laws with respect to eligibility for concealed-carry.	Made In Order
#27	Version 1	Deutch (FL)	Democrat	Late Would limit application of H.R. 822 to states that have a complete database of concealed carry permit holders instantly available 24 hours a day to law enforcement.	Submitted
#21	Version 1	Ellison (MN)	Democrat	Would require states to respect state laws limiting the eligibility to possess or carry a concealed handgun to individuals who have received firearm safety training.	Submitted
#29	Version 2	Hastings, Alcee (FL)	Democrat	Late Revised Would exempt states from issuing a carry permit on the basis of state reciprocity which do not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station.	Made In Order
#1	Version 1	Jackson Lee (TX)	Democrat	Would require a state to create a comprehensive database that would contain all permits and licenses issued by the State for carrying a concealed weapon and would make this comprehensive database available to law enforcement officers from all states 24 hours a day.	Made In Order
#2	Version 2	Jackson Lee (TX)	Democrat	Revised Would require a person provide at least 24 hours notice to a law enforcement officer of the State of the intention to possess or carry a concealed handgun in the State	Made In Order
#3	Version 1	Jackson Lee (TX)	Democrat	Would prohibit a person convicted of stalking from being allowed to carry a concealed weapon outside their own state.	Submitted
#4	Version 1	Johnson, Timothy (IL), Schock (IL), Kinzinger (IL), Hultgren (IL), Schilling (IL)	Republican	Would allow individuals with Concealed Carry Permits who are residents of a state or jurisdiction with Conceal Carry Permits to travel through, or maintain their permit in, a state or jurisdiction without Concealed Carry Permits. Would allow citizens of a state or jurisdiction without Concealed Carry Permits to lawfully obtain a Conceal Carry Permit from another state and maintain that permit in their state of residence.	Submitted
#9	Version 1	Johnson, Hank (GA)	Democrat	Would require the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a state to be subject to that state’s law regarding concealed carry in regards to firearm safety training that includes live-fire exercise.	Made In Order
#14	Version 1	Maloney (NY)	Democrat	Would prohibit an individual listed on the consolidated terrorist watch list prepared by the Terrorist Screening Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from qualifying for reciprocity.	Withdrawn
#15	Version 1	Maloney (NY)	Democrat	Would require that the State granting reciprocity under this Act not have laid off a police officer in the year prior to enactment.	Submitted
#16	Version 1	Maloney (NY)	Democrat	Would require that the individual seeking reciprocity under this Act in the year prior to enactment have created at least one full-time job paying at least minimum wage.	Submitted
#17	Version 1	Maloney (NY)	Democrat	Would prohibit an individual convicted of a felony whose gun rights have been restored in his/her state of residence from gaining reciprocity under this Act.	Submitted
#6	Version 1	McCarthy, Carolyn (NY)	Democrat	Would specify that states can opt-out of participation in the national reciprocity program.	Submitted
#7	Version 1	McCarthy, Carolyn (NY)	Democrat	Would specify that H.R. 822 can only go into effect in states that have passed legislation enacting the bill.	Made In Order
#24	Version 1	Moore, Gwen (WI)	Democrat	Would allow for a state's right to opt-out of a concealed carry reciprocity agreement with another state.	Submitted
#25	Version 1	Moore, Gwen (WI)	Democrat	Would permit reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms so long as the state issuing the concealed carry license or permit does not allow state residents with outstanding Federal or State warrants to obtain such a license or permit.	Submitted
#26	Version 1	Moore, Gwen (WI)	Democrat	Would allow for a state's right to opt-in to the reciprocity policies under this Act.	Submitted
#12	Version 1	Nadler (NY), Cicilline (RI)	Democrat	Would prohibit a person known or suspected to be a terrorist from possessing or carrying a concealed firearm under the bill.	Submitted
#13	Version 1	Nadler (NY)	Democrat	Would subject the possession and carrying of concealed firearms to any state law regarding the ability to possess or carry a firearm by persons convicted of a misdemeanor sex offense against a minor.	Submitted
#10	Version 1	Quigley (IL)	Democrat	Would require the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a state be subject to any state law limiting the eligibility to possess or carry a concealed handgun for anyone convicted of assaulting or impersonating a law enforcement officer.	Submitted
#28	Version 3	Reichert (WA)	Republican	Late Revised Would require a GAO study on the ability of state and local law enforcement authorities to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearms permits.	Made In Order
#19	Version 1	Schock (IL)	Republican	Would prohibit the federal government from compiling a list of persons who are issued state or local documents to conceal carry a firearm.	Submitted
#20	Version 1	Schock (IL)	Republican	Would prohibit the federal government from compiling a list of persons who are issued state or local documents allowing them to legally own a firearm.	Submitted
#18	Version 1	Woodall (GA)	Republican	Would protect the rights of states that already have reciprocal agreements in place for the concealed carry of firearms to continue enforcing those preexisting agreements.	Made In Order
#30	Version 1	Woodall (GA)	Republican	Late Would ensure that the rights of nonresident permit holders continue to be recognized.	Submitted

Rule Information for H.R. 822

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Monday, November 14, 2011.

FLOOR ACTION ON H.RES. 463:
Adopted by record vote 271-153 on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

MANAGERS: Nugent/McGovern

1. Structured rule.

2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as original text for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.

6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Summary of Amendments to be Made in Order:

(summaries derived from information provided by sponsors)

Sponsor	#	Description	Debate Time
1. Woodall (GA)	#18	Would protect the rights of states that already have reciprocal agreements in place for the concealed carry of firearms to continue enforcing those preexisting agreements.	(10 minutes)
2. McCarthy, Carolyn (NY)	#7	Would specify that the legislation can only go into effect in states that have passed legislation enacting the bill.	(10 minutes)
3. Hastings, Alcee (FL)	#29	(LATE) (REVISED) Would exempt states from issuing a carry permit on the basis of state reciprocity which do not require individuals to apply for and complete a carry permit application at their local law enforcement station.	(10 minutes)
4. Jackson Lee (TX)	#1	Would require a state to create a comprehensive database that would contain all permits and licenses issued by the State for carrying a concealed weapon and would make this comprehensive database available to law enforcement officers from all states 24 hours a day.	(10 minutes)
5. Conyers (MI)	#22	Would preserve state laws with respect to eligibility for concealed-carry.	(10 minutes)
6. Johnson, Hank (GA)	#9	Would require the possession or carrying of a concealed handgun in a state to be subject to that state’s law regarding concealed carry in regards to firearm safety training that includes live-fire exercise.	(10 minutes)
7. Cohen (TN)	#11	Would exempt from the bill any State law requiring a person to be at least 21 years of age to possess or carry a concealed handgun.	(10 minutes)
8. Jackson Lee (TX)	#2	(REVISED) Would require a person provide at least 24 hours notice to a law enforcement officer of the State of the intention to possess or carry a concealed handgun in the State	(10 minutes)
9. Cicilline (RI)	#23	Would limit the bill from taking effect in a state until the State Attorney General, head of the State police, and the Secretary of State have jointly certified that the other state’s carry laws are substantially similar to its own licensing or permitting requirements.	(10 minutes)
10. Reichert (WA)	#28	(LATE) (REVISED) Would require a GAO study on the ability of state and local law enforcement authorities to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearms permits.	(10 minutes)