,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bidj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjag,mr4 
,brooks of ,alabama introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to allow ,members of ,congress 
to carry a concealed firearm anywhere in
 the ,united ,states1 with certain      
exceptions4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,congressional     
,self-,defense ,act4  #b4 ,carrying of  
concealed firearms by ,members of       
,congress  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #dd 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#ibf;,c the following3  #ibf;,d4        
,carrying of concealed firearms by      
,members of ,congress  7a7              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
,federal law or any law1 rule1 or       
regulation of a ,state or any political 
subdivision thereof1 a ,member of       
,congress who is carrying the           
identification required by subsection   

7b7 and who is not otherwise prohibited 
by this chapter from transporting1      
shipping1 or receiving a firearm may    
carry a concealed firearm for any lawful
 purpose--  7#a7 in the ,united ,states 
,capitol only as authorized by          
regulations issued under section        
#eajd7;e77#a77;,a7 of title #dj2 and    
7#b7 anywhere else in the ,united       
,states1 except where the ,united       
,states ,secret ,service is protecting  
the ,president or ,vice ,president of   
the ,united ,states and prohibiting the 
possession of a firearm4  7b7 ,the      
identification required by this         
subsection is a valid identification    
document 7as defined in section         
#ajbh7;d77#c7 of this title7 of the     
,member of ,congress containing a       
photograph of the ,member of ,congress4 
7c7 ,in this section1 the term ,member  
of ,congress means a ,senator or a      
,representative in1 or ,delegate or     
,resident ,commissioner to1 the         
,congress4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  

,the table of sections for such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #ibf;,c the         
following3  #ibf;,d4 ,carrying of       
concealed firearms by ,members of       
,congress4  4