S. 3946Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Tribal Firearm Access Act

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The Tribal Firearm Access Act would let members of federally recognized Indian or Alaska Native tribes use official tribal government ID cards when buying a gun from a federally licensed dealer. It changes the federal law that lists acceptable forms of identification to add tribal IDs, and it defines what counts as a tribal government for this purpose. The rule would become active 90 days after the law is passed, affecting tribal members who purchase firearms nationwide.

Key Provisions

Amends 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)(1)(D) to add “or a valid identification document issued by a Tribal government” as an acceptable ID for firearm purchases.
Adds a new definition of “Tribal government” that includes any recognized governing body of an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation listed under the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act.
Sets the amendment’s effective date to 90 days after enactment.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 26, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

February 26, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Judiciary Committee

February 26, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 26, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3946

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 26, 2026

Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Daines) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.

Short title

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

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.