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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 TITLE I--CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY ACT OF 2017 (Sec. 101) This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow a qualified individual to carry a concealed handgun into or possess a concealed handgun in another state that allows individuals to carry concealed firearms. A qualified individual must: (1) be eligible to possess, transport, or receive a firearm under federal law; (2) carry a valid photo identification document; and (3) carry a valid concealed carry permit issued by any state or be eligible to carry a concealed firearm in his or her state of residence. Additionally, the bill specifies that a qualified individual who lawfully carries or possesses a concealed handgun in another state: (1) is not subject to the federal prohibition on possessing a firearm in a school zone, and (2) may carry or possess the concealed handgun in federally owned lands that are open to the public. (Sec. 102) This bill does not prohibit a law enforcement officer with reasonable suspicion of a violation of any law from conducting a brief investigative stop in accordance with the U.S. Constitution. (Sec. 103) It specifies that certain retired and off-duty law enforcement officers who are authorized to carry concealed firearms are not subject to the federal prohibitions on possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone. (Sec. 104) It permits a federal judge to carry a concealed firearm in any state if the judge is not prohibited from receiving a firearm under federal law. TITLE II--FIX NICS ACT Fix NICS Act of 2017 (Sec. 202) This bill amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to require each federal agency and department, including a federal court, to: certify whether it has provided to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) disqualifying records of persons prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm, and establish and substantially comply with an implementation plan to maximize record submissions and verify their accuracy. (Sec. 203) The bill amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to modify the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP). Specifically, it: establishes a domestic abuse and violence prevention initiative as a priority area for NARIP grant funding, and creates a funding preference for states that establish an implementation plan and use grant funds to upload felony conviction and domestic violence records. (Sec. 204) It amends the Crime Identification Technology Act of 1998 to modify the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP). Specifically, it: specifies that facilitating full participation in the NICS, as an allowable use of NCHIP grant funds, includes increasing efforts to pre-validate felony conviction and domestic violence records to expedite eligibility determinations; and permits the federal share of a grant to exceed 90% of program costs if a state complies with its implementation plan. (Sec. 205) This section amends the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 to: direct the Department of Justice (DOJ), in coordination with each state or tribal government, to establish an implementation plan, including benchmarks, to maximize the automation and submission of mental health and criminal history records to the NICS; require DOJ to conduct, and publish the results of, compliance determinations for state and tribal governments; give preference to certain discretionary grant applicants that substantially comply with an implementation plan; and require the NICS to notify law enforcement agencies when a firearm is transferred to a person who is subsequently determined to be prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. (Sec. 206) DOJ's Bureau of Justice Assistance must report to Congress on the use of bump stocks in the commission of crimes, including the number of instances and the types of firearms. (Sec. 207) The bill authorizes appropriations for FY2018-FY2022 to carry out activities under this title.

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Richard Hudson (R)*,  Ralph Abraham (R),  Robert Aderholt (R),  Rick Allen (R),  Mark Amodei (R),  Jodey Arrington (R),  Brian Babin (R),  Don Bacon (R),  Jim Banks (R),  Lou Barletta (R),  Andy Barr (R),  Joe Barton (R),  Jack Bergman (R),  Andy Biggs (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Mike Bishop (R),  Rob Bishop (R),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Diane Black (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Rod Blum (R),  Mike Bost (R),  Kevin Brady (R),  Dave Brat (R),  Jim Bridenstine (R),  Mo Brooks (R),  Susan Brooks (R),  Vern Buchanan (R),  Ken Buck (R),  Larry Bucshon (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Bradley Byrne (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Buddy Carter (R),  John Carter (R),  Steve Chabot (R),  Jason Chaffetz (R),  Liz Cheney (R),  Mike Coffman (R),  Tom Cole (R),  Chris Collins (R),  Doug Collins (R),  James Comer (R),  Barbara Comstock (R),  K. Michael Conaway (R),  Paul Cook (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Rick Crawford (R),  Henry Cuellar (D),  John Culberson (R),  John Curtis (R),  Warren Davidson (R),  Rodney Davis (R),  Jeff Denham (R),  Charles Dent (R),  Ron DeSantis (R),  Scott DesJarlais (R),  Mario Diaz-Balart (R),  Sean Duffy (R),  Jeff Duncan (R),  John Duncan (R),  Neal Dunn (R),  Tom Emmer (R),  Ron Estes (R),  Blake Farenthold (R),  John Faso (R),  Drew Ferguson (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Bill Flores (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Matt Gaetz (R),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Tom Garrett (R),  Greg Gianforte (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Louie Gohmert (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Trey Gowdy (R),  Kay Granger (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Tom Graves (R),  Glenn Grothman (R),  Brett Guthrie (R),  Karen Handel (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  Andy Harris (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  Jeb Hensarling (R),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Jody Hice (R),  Clay Higgins (R),  French Hill (R),  George Holding (R),  Trey Hollingsworth (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Duncan Hunter (R),  Darrell Issa (R),  Evan Jenkins (R),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Bill Johnson (R),  Mike Johnson (R),  Sam Johnson (R),  Walter Jones (R),  Jim Jordan (R),  Dave Joyce (R),  John Katko (R),  Mike Kelly (R),  Trent Kelly (R),  Steve King (R),  Adam Kinzinger (R),  Stephen Knight (R),  David Kustoff (R),  Raúl Labrador (R),  Darin LaHood (R),  Doug LaMalfa (R),  Doug Lamborn (R),  Bob Latta (R),  Jason Lewis (R),  Billy Long (R),  Barry Loudermilk (R),  Mia Love (R),  Frank Lucas (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Thomas MacArthur (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Michael McCaul (R),  Tom McClintock (R),  Patrick McHenry (R),  David McKinley (R),  Martha McSally (R),  Mark Meadows (R),  Luke Messer (R),  Paul Mitchell (I),  John Moolenaar (R),  Alex Mooney (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Tim Murphy (R),  Dan Newhouse (R),  Kristi Noem (R),  Ralph Norman (R),  Devin Nunes (R),  Pete Olson (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Gary Palmer (R),  Stevan Pearce (R),  Scott Perry (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Robert Pittenger (R),  Ted Poe (R),  Bruce Poliquin (R),  Bill Posey (R),  John Ratcliffe (R),  Tom Reed (R),  James Renacci (R),  Tom Rice (R),  Martha Roby (R),  David Roe (R),  Hal Rogers (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  Dana Rohrabacher (R),  Todd Rokita (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  Thomas Rooney (R),  Dennis Ross (R),  Keith Rothfus (R),  David Rouzer (R),  Edward Royce (R),  John Rutherford (R),  Mark Sanford (R),  David Schweikert (R),  Austin Scott (R),  Pete Sessions (R),  John Shimkus (R),  Bill Shuster (R),  Mike Simpson (R),  Adrian Smith (R),  Jason Smith (R),  Lamar Smith (R),  Lloyd Smucker (R),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Chris Stewart (R),  Steve Stivers (R),  Scott Taylor (R),  Claudia Tenney (R),  G.T. Thompson (R),  Mac Thornberry (R),  Scott Tipton (R),  David Trott (R),  Mike Turner (R),  David Valadao (R),  Ann Wagner (R),  Tim Walberg (R),  Greg Walden (R),  Mark Walker (R),  Jackie Walorski (R),  Mimi Walters (R),  Randy Weber (R),  Daniel Webster (R),  Brad Wenstrup (R),  Bruce Westerman (R),  Roger Williams (R),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Steve Womack (R),  Kevin Yoder (R),  Ted Yoho (R),  David Young (R),  Don Young (R),  Lee Zeldin (R), 

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 12/07/2017)

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