Members of federally recognized Native American tribes would be allowed to use their tribal government-issued ID to buy a firearm from a licensed gun dealer — the same change as the House version of this bill (HR-7698). Current federal law lists accepted government IDs for firearm purchases but has not explicitly included tribal IDs. The change would take effect 90 days after enactment and would apply to all tribes on the official federal registry. The Senate bill is a companion to the House version introduced the same week.
Congressional Summary
Tribal Firearm Access Act This bill allows members of federally recognized Indian tribes to use their valid identification documents issued by tribal governments to obtain a firearm from a federally licensed dealer.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2026-02-26
- Date Added
- 2026-04-10
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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