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S. 3946

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3946, the Tribal Firearm Access Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 26, 2026 by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 26, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 3946 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb3946/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3946 IS: Tribal Firearm Access Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-26
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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.
 II  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.
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) ).
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(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. Introduced2026-02-26
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Feb 26, 2026

sb3946/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/26/2026)

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

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) sponsors S. 3946, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3946 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 26, 2026

Actions

S. 3946 has taken 2 actions since Feb 26, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee
Feb 26, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3946 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3946, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3946 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Tribal Firearm Access Act — Display Title
  • Tribal Firearm Access Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 3946 in 4 quarterly filings, 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 Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI112
CHRISTOPHER ZEALAND112
DUDLEY BROWN112
DUSTIN CURTIS112
GORDON SPEED112
HADAN HATCH112
JOHN COMMERFORD112
TIMOTHY CHURCHILL112
WILLIAM LANE112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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 S. 3946 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3946’s is Native Americans.

s3946/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com