Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-351
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-02-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records

Firearms and explosives

Government information and archives

Licensing and registrations

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 351 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2019 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Scott of South Carolina , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Lee , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (a) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (2) State firearm ownership database The term State firearm ownership database means a comprehensive or partial database of a State or political subdivision of a State that lists— (A) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals; or (B) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms. (b) Prohibition A Federal agency may not fund or otherwise support the establishment or maintenance of a State firearm ownership database. (c) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to a database of a State or political subdivision of a State that lists— (1) firearms that have been reported as lost or stolen; or (2) individuals who have reported their firearms as lost or stolen.