{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://steveking.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/king-votes-to-protect-iowans-second-amendment-rights", "King Votes to Protect Iowans Second Amendment Rights", "2017-11-30", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "IA", "Steve King", "K000362", "steveking.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "House Judiciary Committee Passes King Cosponsored \u201cConcealed Carry Reciprocity\u201d Legislation\nWashington, D.C.- Congressman Steve King released the following statement following House Judiciary Committee passage of important legislation he cosponsored that protects Iowans\u2019 ability to legally carry concealed firearms. King, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, voted in favor of H.R. 38, the \u201cConcealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017,\u201d during committee action yesterday evening. The legislation now moves out of committee and is eligible for consideration on the floor of the House of Representatives.\n\u00a0\u201cLaw abiding Iowans with concealed carry licenses are exercising our rights under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, and our Second Amendment rights do not end at our state\u2019s border,\u201d said King. \u201cH.R. 38 ensures that a concealed carry license in Iowa will be honored in any other state that allows its residents to carry concealed firearms. This is important legislation that serves notice to gun-grabbers that their efforts to restrict the Constitutional right to keep and bear arms through excessive and burdensome state licensing schemes will not be tolerated.\u201d\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://steveking.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/king-votes-to-protect-iowans-second-amendment-rights"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.530397217720747, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}