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HR 990 108th Congress House

Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003

Official title: To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide for reciprocity in regard to the manner in which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in that State.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement FirearmsFirearms controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsInterstate relations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 27, 2003
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action May 5, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide for reciprocity for the carrying of certain concealed firearms in different States by persons who are not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm and who are: (1) carrying a valid State license or permit for carrying a concealed firearm; or (2) otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in their State of residence.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 1 Republican 7
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 2, 2003
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 25, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Jul 25, 2003
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 26, 2003
COLLINS, MAC
· Jun 26, 2003
DeMint, James
· Jun 26, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 26, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 26, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 22, 2003
CARSON, BRAD
· Apr 2, 2003
Janklow, William
· Apr 2, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Apr 2, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Apr 2, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Apr 2, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Apr 2, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 2, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 27, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 27, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Feb 27, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 990: Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-990/
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"H.R. 990: Secure Access to Firearms Enhancement (SAFE) Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-990/.
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