Firearm Possession in Federal Facilities

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-07 — United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026: cross-connection with federal-buildings-open-access-civil-liberties: Both concern the rules and access regime governing federal facilities; a commission studying open-access vs. security tradeoffs would intersect with debates over who and what (including firearms) may enter federal buildings. (novelty: 2)
2026-07-16 — To authorize possession of a firearm in certain units and facilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.: HR9719 (119th Congress) introduced to authorize possession of firearms in certain units and facilities of the Federal Government, creating statutory carve-outs to the existing 18 U.S.C. § 930 general prohibition on firearms in federal facilities. (novelty: 2)