House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Tribal Firearm Access Act

H.R. 1709Introduced Mar 22, 2023Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Dusty Johnson R-SD

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 22, 2023
Committee actionJan 18, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 18, 2024 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1709.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1709, Tribal Firearms Access Act of 2024” on March 1, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 18, 2024”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 1, 2024 ↗
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March 1, 2024
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H.R. 1709, 118th Congress
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December 5, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 52, March 22, 2023, Page H1328):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To allow members of federally recognized Tribes to use their Tribal government identification documents in obtaining a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 22, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 1709, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

16 cosponsors — 15 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 16 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.

Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ryan Zinke (R-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress · SD at-large district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.