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To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define ``State of residence'' and ``resident'', and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal firearms law to expand the definition of "state of residence" for background check and firearms purchasing purposes. The definition now includes, for active-duty military members, both their permanent duty station state and the state where they maintain a home and commute from. For individuals without a physical residence, it allows them to use the state where they maintain a private mailbox or post office box as their state of residence. The bill also permits the use of private mailbox or post office box addresses in the background check system for those without a physical residence.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dusty Johnson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,175
- SANFORD HEALTH $31,000
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA $28,050
- AVERA HEALTH $18,200
- VANTAGE POINT $15,205
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Actions (2)
- Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 11, 2025
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Crenshaw, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define “State of residence” and “resident”, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Traveler’s Gun Rights Act”.
SEC. 2. STATE OF RESIDENCE.
(a) Definitions.—Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking “(a)” before “As used”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(38)(A) The term ‘State of residence’ means—
“(i) the State in which an individual resides;
“(ii) in the case of an individual, or spouse of an individual, who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces—
“(I) the State in which the permanent duty station of the member is located; and
“(II) the State in which the member maintains a place of abode from which the member commutes each day to the permanent duty station of the member; or
“(iii) in the case of an individual who does not have a physical residence in any State, the State in which an individual maintains a private mailbox or post office box.
“(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)—
“(i) an individual resides in a State if the individual is present in the State with the intention of making a home in that State; and
“(ii) an individual who maintains a home in more than 1 State is a resident of each such State during the time when the individual is present in that State.
“(39) The term ‘resident’, with respect to a State, means an individual who satisfies clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (38)(A) with respect to that State.”; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(b) National Instant Criminal Background Check System.—Section 922(t)(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “transferee containing a photograph of the transferee.” and inserting the following: “transferee—
“(i) containing a photograph of the transferee; and
“(ii) containing—
“(I) the address of the residence of the transferee; or
“(II) the address for a private mailbox or post office box maintained by the transferee, if the transferee does not have a physical residence in any State.”. <all>
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