H.R. 7699

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7699 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7699

To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law 
enforcement agencies.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2026

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned

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A BILL

To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law 
enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law 
enforcement agencies.

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 Police Department Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS TO FIREARMS.

(a) Amendments to Title 18, United States Code.--
(1) Transfer and possession of post-1986 machineguns.--
Section 922(o)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
(A) by striking ``or a State, or'' and inserting 
``, a State or''; and
(B) by inserting before ``; or'' the following: ``, 
or an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304)) or any department or agency 
thereof''.
(2) Transportation, shipment, receipt, possession, and 
importation of firearms and ammunition.--Section 925(a)(1) of 
such title is amended--
(A) by striking ``or any State'' and inserting ``, 
any State''; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ``, or any Indian Tribe (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or any 
department or agency thereof''.
(b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--
(1) Transfer tax exemption.--Section 5853(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``, 
Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304))'' 
after ``any State''.
(2) Making tax exemption.--Section 5853(b) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ``, Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304))'' after ``any State''.
(3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
shall apply to any firearm transferred or made after the date 
of enactment of this Act.
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