119th Congress
S. 966
Traveler's Gun 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 E. Risch (R-ID)
- James Lankford (R-OK)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Added later (2)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID) · Mar 24, 2025
- David McCormick (R-PA) · Nov 10, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
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.
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