House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 986.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HUDSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 25, February 13, 2015, Page H1070):The 2nd Amendment, which states that ``A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 186 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 986, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/986
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
216 cosponsors — 212 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 216 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Diane Black (R-TN), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Curt Clawson (R-FL) and 186 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson.
- H.R. 4365 (114th) Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 3999 (114th) American SAFE Act of 2015
- H.R. 184 (114th) Lumbee Recognition Act
- H.R. 183 (114th) Federal Sunset Act of 2015
- H.R. 5262 (114th) Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
- H.R. 186 (114th) Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.