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Traveler's Gun Rights Act
This bill broadens the scope of allowable firearms transactions involving active duty servicemembers and their spouses and individuals who do not have a residence in any state.
Currently, federal firearms laws generally prohibit a federal firearms licensee (e.g., a gun dealer) from selling or delivering a firearm to an individual whose state of residence is different than the state where the licensee's place of business is located.
This bill defines the term state of residence as the state in which an individual is present with an intention of making a home.
In the case of an individual who does not have a physical residence in any state, the term state of residence means the address of the individual's private mailbox or post office box.
In the case of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or his or her spouse, the term state of residence means (1) the state in which the member's permanent duty station is located, and (2) the state where the member maintains a place of abode from which he or she commutes to the permanent duty station.
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Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] · R–SD
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-03-11 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would change how federal firearms law determines a person’s state of residence and what address their identification must contain for background checks. It sets residence rules for people with multiple homes, active-duty military members and their spouses, and people without a physical residence. People without a physical residence could use a private mailbox or post office box for the specified residence and identification requirements.
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.
in the case of an individual, or spouse of an individual, who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces
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) 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.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act.
This Act may be cited as the Traveler’s Gun Rights Act.
Under the proposed general rule, a person would reside in a state when physically present there with the intention of making a home there. Someone maintaining homes in multiple states would be a resident of each state during the time they are present in that state.
(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.
For active-duty military members and their spouses, the proposed definition would include both the state of the member’s permanent duty station and the state where the member maintains a home from which they commute daily to that station.
(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;
For someone with no physical residence in any state, the proposed state of residence would be the state where they maintain a private mailbox or post office box. The definition of “resident” would cover people qualifying under any of the three residence rules.
(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.
(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.
Section 2 would also remove the subsection (a) label and delete subsection (b) of the existing federal definitions section. The supplied text does not reproduce the deleted subsection, so its substantive effect cannot be fully explained from this bundle.
Section 921 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking (a) before As used;
(2) by striking subsection (b).
For the identification requirement addressed in the background-check provision, the proposal would retain the photograph requirement and add an address requirement. The identification would need the firearm recipient’s residence address, or a private mailbox or post office box address maintained by the recipient if they have no physical residence in any state.
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.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated March 24, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 11, 2025. It does not establish subsequent legislative action or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-03-24T15:26:31Z. 2025-03-11: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 2025-03-11: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-03-11. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not cover other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion does not establish the contents of other versions or accompanying materials, including formal earmark disclosures.
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The findings identify conditional alternatives to the proposed general requirements that directly relate to the bill’s main policy. Classification does not imply impropriety or establish that these benefits are newly available compared with existing law.
Active-duty military members and their spouses would receive a special route to qualifying for state residence through the member’s permanent duty station and daily commuting home. This is distinct from the general rule requiring presence in a state with an intention to make a home there.
(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;
an individual resides in a State if the individual is present in the State with the intention of making a home in that State;
People without a physical residence in any state would qualify for a conditional exception affecting both residence and identification: their state of residence could be the state where they maintain a private mailbox or post office box, and their identification could contain that mailbox or box address instead of a residence address. This alternative directly serves the bill’s residence and identification policy and is limited to people meeting the no-physical-residence condition.
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.
an individual resides in a State if the individual is present in the State with the intention of making a home in that State;
(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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