119th Congress
S. 961
Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mike Rounds(R-SD)
- Introduced
- Mar 11, 2025
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (11)
Original cosponsors (9)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- James C. Justice (R-WV)
- James E. Risch (R-ID)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Added later (2)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) · Jun 17, 2025
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Nov 10, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Protect Our Military Families' 2nd Amendment Rights Act
This bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active-duty service members and their spouses.
Specifically, the bill allows a licensed gun dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm or ammunition to the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States. Current law already allows a licensed dealer, importer, or manufacturer to sell or ship a firearm or ammunition to a member of the Armed Forces on active duty outside the United States.
The bill also specifies that, for purposes of federal firearms laws, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, is a resident of the state in which (1) the member or spouse maintains legal residence, (2) the permanent duty station of the member is located, and (3) the member maintains a home from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. - Mar 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate