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H.R. 4788

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4788, to require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jul 29, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) with 45 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 4788 has 45 co-sponsors.

hb4788/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4788 IH: To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4788  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 29, 2025   Mr. Clyde  (for himself,  Mr. Harris of Maryland ,  Mr. Crane ,  Mr. Self ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Amodei of Nevada ,  Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ,  Mr. Burlison ,  Mrs. Harshbarger , and  Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
1.
Requiring District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress with valid concealed carry licenses from other jurisdictions to carry concealed firearms in District of Columbia
(a)
Requirement
Section 5 of the Act of July 8, 1932 (sec. 22–4505, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(2)
by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
(c)
(1)
The provisions of section 4(a) with respect to pistols shall not apply to a Member of Congress who—
(A)
is not prohibited by Federal law from possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code);
(B)
is carrying a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State and which permits the individual to carry a concealed firearm (as so defined), or is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the person resides; and
(C)
is carrying a valid identification document containing a photograph of the individual.
(2)
In this subsection, the term  Member of Congress  means a Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
  .
(b)
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R) sponsors H.R. 4788, and 45 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4788 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4788 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 4788 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4788 goes by 2 titles.

  • To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To require the District of Columbia to permit Members of Congress who have a valid license or permit which is issued pursuant to the law of a State which permits the Member to carry a concealed firearm, or who is otherwise entitled to carry a concealed firearm in the State in which the Member resides, to carry a concealed firearm in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4788 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—Virginia14—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC—Virginia12—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA14—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.12—
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER ZEALAND114
GORDON SPEED114
HADAN HATCH114
JOHN COMMERFORD114
TIMOTHY CHURCHILL114
WILLIAM LANE114
AIDAN JOHNSTON112
BENJAMIN SANDERSON112
ERICH PRATT112
JEAN PICHARDO112
JOHN VELLECO112
DIANE CIHOTA CASHOUR111
JOSEPH BLISS111
LAWRENCE KEANE111
PATRICK ROTHWELL111
SEAN SMITH111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2025 third_quarter$1.8M3rd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$520K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$450K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$410K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4788 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4788’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4788/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com