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To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Summary
This bill would amend federal firearm law to allow members of federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native groups to use their tribal government identification documents when purchasing firearms from licensed firearms dealers. The bill defines Tribal government as the recognized governing body of any federally recognized Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation. The amendments would take effect 90 days after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK)
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID)
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dusty Johnson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,175
- SANFORD HEALTH $31,000
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA $28,050
- AVERA HEALTH $18,200
- VANTAGE POINT $15,205
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dusty Johnson → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 25, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 25, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.
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 Firearm Access Act”.
SEC. 2. 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. <all>
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