119-s966

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 966 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 966

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to define ``State 
 of residence'' and ``resident'', and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
 Cramer, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Hoeven, 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 define ``State 
 of residence'' and ``resident'', and for other purposes.

 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 ``Traveler's Gun Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. STATE OF RESIDENCE.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
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Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) by striking ``

    (a) '' before ``As used''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (38)
        (A) The term `State of residence' means--
 ``
            (i) the State in which an individual resides;
 ``
            (ii) in the case of an individual, or spouse of 
 an individual, who is an active duty member of the 
 Armed Forces--
 ``
            (I) the State in which the permanent duty 
 station of the member is located; and
 ``
            (II) 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; or
 ``
            (iii) in the case of an individual who does not 
 have a physical residence in any State, the State in 
 which an individual maintains a private mailbox or post 
 office box.
 ``
        (B) For purposes of subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) --
 ``
            (i) an individual resides in a State if the 
 individual is present in the State with the intention 
 of making a home in that State; and
 ``
            (ii) an individual who maintains a home in more 
 than 1 State is a resident of each such State during 
 the time when the individual is present in that State.
 ``

    (39) The term `resident', with respect to a State, means 
 an individual who satisfies clause
            (i) ,
            (ii) , or
            (iii) of 
 paragraph

    (38)
        (A) with respect to that State.''; and

    (2) by striking subsection

    (b) .

    (b) National Instant Criminal Background Check System.--

Section 922

    (t)

    (1)
            (D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``transferee containing a photograph of the transferee.'' and inserting 
the following: ``transferee--
 ``
            (i) containing a photograph of the transferee; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) containing--
 ``
            (I) the address of the residence of the 
 transferee; or
 ``
            (II) the address for a private mailbox or 
 post office box maintained by the transferee, 
 if the transferee does not have a physical 
 residence in any State.''.
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