Richard continues to fight to expand concealed carry reciprocity and ensure law-abiding concealed carry permit holders do not become criminals when crossing an invisible state line.
Expand concealed carry reciprocity so law-abiding concealed carry permit holders can carry across state lines without becoming criminals.
Occurrences
Evidence
Congress.gov lists H.R. 38, sponsored by Rep. Hudson, with latest action on 2025-10-03: reported amended by the House Judiciary Committee and placed on the Union Calendar. The bill page still shows the bill status as Introduced, with no House passage, Senate action, or enactment.
The House report for H.R. 38 shows the Judiciary Committee reported the bill on 2025-10-03 and ordered it to be printed, confirming serious legislative action in the 119th Congress. The report is tied to the reciprocity proposal, but it does not indicate final passage into law.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Richard Hudson as sponsor and shows the latest action on 2025-10-03 was that H.R. 38 was reported by the House Judiciary Committee and placed on the Union Calendar; the bill status remains Introduced, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment shown.
Assessments
Richard Hudson sponsored H.R. 38 in the 119th Congress to establish national concealed carry reciprocity, and the bill was reported by the House Judiciary Committee and placed on the Union Calendar. However, the promised outcome has not been enacted into federal law: the bill remains at the introduced/reported stage with no final House passage, Senate passage, or enactment. This is a serious legislative attempt but not fulfillment of the policy promise.
Richard Hudson sponsored H.R. 38 in the 119th Congress to create national concealed carry reciprocity, and the bill materially advanced when the House Judiciary Committee reported it and it was placed on the Union Calendar on October 3, 2025. However, available congressional status still shows no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment, so the promised federal expansion has not been delivered. Because Hudson made a serious legislative attempt that has not produced the promised legal outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge rather than unresolved or delivered.