{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399311", "Johnson Applauds House Passage of Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act", "2017-12-06", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Bill Johnson", "J000292", "billjohnson.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) made the following statement after the House passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act: \r\n          share:\r\n          f \r\n          t \r\n        \r\n      \r\n      Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) made the following statement after the House passed the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act:  \r\nThe Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38) is a very common-sense bill that simply seeks to protect law-abiding citizens who are attempting to exercise their constitutional rights and comply with concealed carry laws. It passed in the House today 231-198.\r\nThe bill, which I co-sponsored, would allow law-abiding citizens with a state-issued concealed carry license or permit to conceal a handgun in any other state that allows concealed carry. The individual would need to have a valid photo ID, a valid concealed carry permit, and cannot be federally prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm. Under this legislation, individuals would still have to follow all local laws\u2014state, county and municipal \u2014 even if they differ from the state where they got the original permit.\r\nH.R. 38 does not deal with access to weapons: it has nothing to do with the purchase of guns, access to guns, and doesn\u2019t change federal background check laws. What it would do, however, is empower law-abiding citizens with the ability to protect themselves from criminals, and ensure that our Second Amendment rights do not disappear when we cross state lines.\u00a0 As a concealed carry permit holder myself, I understand the current frustration many have.\u00a0 I am hopeful that the Senate will follow the House\u2019s lead and pass this important legislation.", 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": ["http://billjohnson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399311"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6028457321226597, "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"}