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H.R. 7698

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7698, the Tribal Firearm Access Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 25, 2026 by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) with 5 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 7698 has 5 co-sponsors.

hb7698/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7698 IH: Tribal Firearm Access Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 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  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 25, 2026

hb7698/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/25/2026)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Dusty Johnson (R) sponsors H.R. 7698, and 5 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7698 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 25, 2026 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7698 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 25, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 7698 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7698, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 7698 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Tribal Firearm Access Act — Display Title
  • Tribal Firearm Access Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 104 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7698 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Aerospace, Automotive Industry, Aviation/Airlines/Airports.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.12—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 104.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES112
ANDREA PORWOLL112
ANGELO VELTRI112
ASHLEY GUM112
BRADLEY WATTS112
BRINCE MANNING112
BROOKE MILLER112
CAROLINE BILLMAN112
CASSIA CARVALHO112
CHAD WHITEMAN112
CHANTEL SHEAKS112
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW112
CHRISTOPHER EYLER112
CHRISTOPHER GUITH112
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI112
CHRISTOPHER ZEALAND112
CLARK JACKSON112
DAN BYERS112
DUDLEY BROWN112
DUSTIN CURTIS112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$520K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7698 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7698’s is Native Americans.

hr7698/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7698, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 7698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2329]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com