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H.R. 8680

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 8680, the Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2026 by Rep. Jeff Crank (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 8680 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb8680/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 8680 IH: Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8680  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026  .
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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-05-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Crank (R) sponsors H.R. 8680, and 10 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 8680 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · May 7, 2026 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8680 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 7, 2026
House
Introduced in House
May 7, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 8680 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8680 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Armed Forces Carry Rights Protection Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8680 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI111
DUDLEY BROWN111
DUSTIN CURTIS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8680 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8680’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr8680/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8680, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 78 (Thursday, May 7, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CRANK:H.R. 8680.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H3343]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com