# 119-hr-2070: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act

119-hr-2070, Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2070
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Our Military Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand military spouses' firearm receipt rights overseas.** This bill would let a service member and their spouse both receive firearms or ammunition at the member's duty station, including duty stations outside the United States. It would also update federal gun-law language to list members and spouses together and to redefine residency rules used for firearms eligibility. - Spouses and families: Spouses of active-duty members would be explicitly authorized to receive firearms or ammunition at overseas duty stations on the same basis as the service member. - Residency and paperwork: A member or spouse would count as a resident for federal firearms law of up to three States: their legal residence, the State of the permanent duty station, and the State where they keep a commuting place of abode. - Timing: The changes would apply to conduct after a six-month delay from the date of enactment.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier firearm access for military families: benefit, low. If enacted, military spouses could receive a firearm or ammo at a member’s overseas duty station, under the same rules as the member. The bill would also treat active-duty members and spouses as residents in up to three places for federal gun rules. Those are your legal home state, the state of the…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2070 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2070)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2070 (as of 2026-04-21).