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HR 1805 104th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Federal preemption Firearms Firearms control Government Operations and Politics Identification devices Law enforcement officers Municipal ordinances State laws

To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.

Introduced: June 8, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jun 15, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1259)
Jun 8, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 8, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.

Specifies that a State or political subdivision thereof may require such individuals to provide appropriate authorities with prior notice of the intent of the individual to carry a concealed firearm, but makes such requirement inapplicable to such an individual who is passing through the jurisdiction without undue delay en route to another jurisdiction.

What's happening now July 18, 1996

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 23, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1805: To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1805/
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"H.R. 1805: To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1805/.
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H.R. 1805, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1805/.
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[H.R. 1805: To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1805/)
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