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To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends federal law to extend nationwide concealed carry rights to active-duty members of the Armed Forces, in addition to qualified law enforcement officers who already have this protection. Under current federal law, Section 926B allows certain qualified law enforcement officers to carry concealed handguns nationwide, regardless of state and local gun laws. The bill extends this same privilege to active-duty military members who have completed a military firearms qualification within the preceding 12 months. Qualifying military members would need to carry a valid Department of Defense identification card and documentation of their current firearms qualification to exercise this right. The amendment does not apply to military members who are not on active duty or who do not have current firearms qualifications.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL)
1 cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Cory Mills’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $11,592
- FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY $10,000
- ECS $6,600
- PIONEER JETS $6,600
- ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SIMULATIONS $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Cory Mills → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 15, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- May 15, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2026
Mr. Mills introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish nationwide concealed carry reciprocity for certain members of the Armed Forces, 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. CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
(a) In General.—Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by adding “and members of the Armed Forces” at the end;
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting “or a qualified member of the Armed Forces” after “law enforcement officer”;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively;
(B) by striking “As used in this section, the term” and inserting “As used in this section:
“(1) The term”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) The term ‘qualified member of the Armed Forces’ means a member of the Armed Forces who—
“(A) is serving on active duty; and
“(B) completed a military firearms qualification within the preceding 12 months.”; and
(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking “is the photographic identification” and inserting “is—
“(1) with respect to a law enforcement officer, the photographic identification”;
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) with respect to a qualified member of the Armed Forces, a valid Department of Defense common access card (or successor means of identification) and documentary proof that the member possesses a valid military firearms qualification.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 926B and inserting the following new item:
“926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers and members of the Armed Forces.”. <all>
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