H.R. 7699

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