H.R. 7698
IntroducedTribal Firearm Access Act
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119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7698
To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2026
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Mann, Mr. Cole, and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Firearm Access Act''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWING MEMBERS OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES TO USE THEIR TRIBAL GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS IN OBTAINING A FIREARM FROM A FEDERALLY LICENSED FIREARMS DEALER.
(a) In General.--Section 922(t)(1)(D) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, or a valid identification document issued by a Tribal government'' before the period.
(b) Definition.--Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(39) The term `Tribal government' means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of the enactment of this paragraph pursuant to section 104(a) of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131(a)).''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>