# 119-hr-7935: Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026

119-hr-7935, Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7935
- Congress: 119
- Title: Shall Not Be Infringed Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Conditions federal crime-control grants on adopting a 'Gun Free Zone' policy.** This bill would require states and localities that want Byrne-JAG and COPS grants to align laws and policies with a new federal gun-free zone requirement and creates a private right of action for certain people harmed by gunfire inside those zones. - States and local governments would have to change laws and policies to meet the Act's gun-free zone rules or face up to a 99 percent cut to certain Byrne-JAG and COPS grant allocations for a fiscal year. - People who are authorized to carry a firearm in their state of residence could sue a state or local government for compensatory damages and pain and suffering if they were harmed by a firearm inside a gun-free zone and could have averted or reduced the harm by carrying. - Funds withheld from noncompliant jurisdictions are to be reallocated to jurisdictions that meet the requirement under the same programs.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New lawsuit right for harmed carriers: mixed, high. If enacted, a person harmed by the use of a firearm by another inside a gun-free zone would be able to sue the State or local government for compensatory damages and damages for pain and suffering. To bring a suit the harmed person would need to be inside a gun-free zone, be authorized to carry a f…
- Federal grants cut for gun-free zones: mixed, medium. If enacted, beginning the first full fiscal year after enactment, States and local governments receiving Byrne-JAG or COPS grants would have to conform their laws and policies to a specified Gun Free Zone Policy to remain eligible. A "gun free zone" would be any place where the public is prohibited…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7935 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7935)

## Related
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- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7935 (as of 2026-04-21).