U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB3946: Tribal Firearm Access Act
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
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.
What the bill says
To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
From the introduced text, February 26, 2026:
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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Firearm Access Act . SECTION 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.
Sponsors
- Markwayne Mullin (R, SD-OK) · primary sponsor
- Daines, Steve (R)
Latest actions
- : Introduced in House
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is SB3946?
- SB3946 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Tribal Firearm Access Act.
- What does SB3946 do?
- In its own words: To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
- What is the status of SB3946?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Introduced in House (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3946?
- Markwayne Mullin (R, SD-OK), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB3946?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3946
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