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119-hr-8680119th Congress

Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a rebuttable presumption favoring service members' ability to carry their personal firearms on military installations while off duty.

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  • Service members: This bill would make a member presumptively authorized to carry a firearm they own while on an installation, center, or facility when they are not performing duty.
  • Installation authorities: Any denial of authorization would have to be in writing and include an objective, clearly describable, and individualized basis for that denial.

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1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Easier firearm carry for service members

This bill would create a rebuttable presumption in favor of allowing a member of the Armed Forces to carry a personally owned firearm while on a military installation, center, or facility when the member is not performing duty. Authorizations would be handled through the administrative process set in subsection (a). If authorization is denied, the denial would have to be in writing and include an objective, clearly describable, and individualized basis. This section does not set an effective date or any dollar amounts.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]

CO • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

    CO • R

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]

    LA • R

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

  • Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 5/20/2026

  • Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/21/2026

  • Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 6/11/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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