Federal lands would allow guns under state rules, not federal rules.
H.R. 9719 — Federal Lands Lawful Carry Act · Filed by Rudy Yakym (R-IN) · 20 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill would let people carry guns on federal lands. National forests, national parks, and wildlife refuges would be included. Each state would decide its own gun rules for federal lands inside that state. People could carry guns if state law allows it. They must not be banned from owning guns.
Who it affects
People who want to carry guns on federal lands would gain that right. Visitors to national parks, campgrounds, and visitor centers could encounter more guns. Federal land managers would lose power to set uniform gun rules.
One thing to notice
Each state would set different gun rules for the same federal lands. A person could carry a gun legally in one state. That same person could not carry a gun in another state. Both are federal lands.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
20 cosponsors: 20 Republicans.
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal lands — Land owned and managed by the U.S. government, like national parks and forests.
- carry — To have a gun with you, either hidden or visible.
- uniform — The same everywhere, without differences between places.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,082 characters) on Sep 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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