House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a national standard in accordance with which nonresidents of a State may carry certain concealed firearms in the State, and to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
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Latest action: Jul 22, 1997 — Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
75 cosponsors — 60 Republicans, 15 Democrats
17 of 75 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), James Barcia (D-MI), Bob Barr (R-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Sonny Bono (R-CA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Charles Canady (R-FL), Jon Christensen (R-NE), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Barbara Cubin (R-WY), John Doolittle (R-CA), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Phil English (R-PA), John Ensign (R-NV), Terry Everett (R-AL), Jon Fox (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Virgil Goode (R-VA), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Bill Goodling (R-PA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Gene Green (D-TX), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), James Hansen (R-UT) and 45 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Cliff Stearns.
- H.R. 3980 (105th) Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Care and Research Act of 1998
- H.R. 2206 (105th) Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 1997
- H.R. 1679 (105th) Cardiac Arrest Survival Act
- H.R. 4121 (105th) Cardiac Arrest Survival Act
- H.R. 2198 (105th) Genetic Privacy and Nondiscrimination Act of 1997
- H.Res. 22 (105th) Congratulating the people of India on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of their nation's independence.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.