Firearm Freedom Act of 2026
Introduced May 22, 2026 · Last action May 22, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Summary
The Firearm Freedom Act of 2026 would allow certain individuals to own and transfer machine guns, which are currently banned. This change would affect people who collect or use machine guns for certain purposes, such as hunting or historical reenactments. The government would no longer restrict the possession or transfer of these firearms.
Full bill text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9009 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9009
To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 22, 2026
Mr. Patronis (for himself, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Wied, and Mr. Cloud)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To repeal the Hughes Amendment to the Firearm Owners' Protection Act.
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 ``Firearm Freedom Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BAN ON POSSESSION OR TRANSFER OF MACHINEGUNS.
Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
subsection (o).
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Status
In Committee
- 1Introduced
- 2Committee
- 3Floor
- 4Passed
- 5Signed
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Sponsors
- Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1]RHouseFL