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S. 961 119th Congress Senate

Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same righ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Armed Forces and the spouse of that member shall have the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty station of the member.

Introduced: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2070 Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
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 Lobbying activity 11

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McCormick, David
Pennsylvania · Nov 10, 2025
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 17, 2025
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2025
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 11, 2025
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 11, 2025
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Mar 11, 2025
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 11, 2025
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Mar 11, 2025
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Justice, James C.
West Virginia · Mar 11, 2025
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 11, 2025
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 11, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 961: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-961/
MLA
"S. 961: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-961/.
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S. 961, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-961/.
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[S. 961: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-961/)
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