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H.R. 7698House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Tribal Firearm Access Act

Sponsored by Dusty JohnsonRep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
Introduced February 25, 2026

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The Tribal Firearm Access Act would let members of federally recognized Native American tribes use their tribal government identification cards to purchase firearms from federally licensed dealers. It does this by updating the federal firearms statutes to recognize tribal IDs as valid proof of identity and by defining what qualifies as a tribal government. The law would become active 90 days after it is signed.

Key Provisions

  • Amends federal law (18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(1)(D)) to let a person use a valid tribal government ID, in addition to other IDs, when buying a firearm from a licensed dealer.
  • Adds a definition of “Tribal government” to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a), describing it as the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, or reservation listed under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act.
  • Sets the changes to take effect 90 days after the law is enacted.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 25, 2026

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Introduced in House

February 25, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 25, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 25, 2026

I

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 7698

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

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tribal Firearm Access Act.

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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)).

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(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.