H.R. 8680

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8680 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8680

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to 
establish a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of 
the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military 
installation.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Mr. Crank introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to 
establish a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of 
the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military 
installation.

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 ``Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF AUTHORIZING A MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO CARRY A PERSONAL FIREARM ON A MILITARY 
INSTALLATION.

Section 526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2672 note) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) Establishment.--'' before ``Not 
later''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
``(b) Presumption.--In the process under subsection (a), there 
shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member to 
carry a firearm owned by such member while the member--
``(1) is on the installation, center, or facility; and
``(2) is not performing duty at such installation, center, 
or facility.
``(c) Written Denial.--A denial of authorization pursuant to such 
process shall--
``(1) be in writing; and
``(2) include an objective, clearly describable, and 
individualized basis for such denial.''.
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