HR8680Referred to Committee

Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-05-07
Introduced
10
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Jeff Crank
Jeff Crank
Republican · CO · Representative
Votes with party: 95.2% (606 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-05-07

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Plain-English Summary

This proposal would change military rules to allow service members to carry personal firearms on military bases unless commanders have a specific reason to prohibit it, shifting the current default that generally bans personal weapons on base. The change would affect active-duty soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines, as well as military installation security policies. Military leaders would need to document their reasoning if they want to prevent an individual service member from carrying a personal firearm rather than having to approve each request.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8680 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8680 To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to establish a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military installation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Mr. Crank introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to establish a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member of the Armed Forces to carry a personal firearm on a military installation. 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 ``Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF AUTHORIZING A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES TO CARRY A PERSONAL FIREARM ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION. Section 526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2672 note) is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(a) Establishment.--'' before ``Not later''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: ``(b) Presumption.--In the process under subsection (a), there shall be a rebuttable presumption in favor of authorizing a member to carry a firearm owned by such member while the member-- ``(1) is on the installation, center, or facility; and ``(2) is not performing duty at such installation, center, or facility. ``(c) Written Denial.--A denial of authorization pursuant to such process shall-- ``(1) be in writing; and ``(2) include an objective, clearly describable, and individualized basis for such denial.''. <all>
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