Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8680 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Mr. Crank introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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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>