119-s961

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 961 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 961

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.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Risch, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
 Hoeven, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Justice, Mr. Budd, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
 and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Military Families' 2nd 
Amendment Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE OF MEMBER OF THE 
 ARMED FORCES AT A DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE THE 
 UNITED STATES.

 

Section 925

    (a)

    (3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) by inserting ``or to the spouse of such a member'' 
 before ``or to'';

    (2) by striking ``members,'' and inserting ``members and 
 spouses,'';

    (3) by striking ``members or'' and inserting ``members, 
 spouses, or''; and

    (4) by striking ``member or'' and inserting ``member, 
 spouse, or''.

SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO BE 
 DETERMINED ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH 
 MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LAWS.

 

Section 921

    (b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
 ``

    (b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the Armed Forces on 
active duty, or a spouse of such a member, is a resident of--
 ``

    (1) the State in which the member or spouse maintains 
 legal residence;
 ``

    (2) the State in which the permanent duty station of the 
 member is located; and
 ``

    (3) the State in which the member maintains a place of 
 abode from which the member commutes each day to the permanent 
 duty station of the member.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 The amendments made by this Act shall apply to conduct engaged in 
after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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