H.R. 7678

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7678 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7678

To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2026

Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Biggs of 
Arizona, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. 
Burlison, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cline, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Clyde, Mr. 
Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Davidson, Mr. 
DesJarlais, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Downing, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. 
Fine, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Gooden, Mr. 
Grothman, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mrs. 
Harshbarger, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Jack, Mr. Jackson 
of Texas, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Langworthy, 
Ms. Letlow, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Massie, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Messmer, Mrs. 
Miller of Illinois, Mr. Mills, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. 
Moran, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
Roy, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shreve, Mr. Stauber, Ms. Stefanik, 
Mr. Steube, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Taylor, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. 
Timmons, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Van Epps, Mr. Weber of Texas, 
Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Rose, Mr. McDowell, 
Mr. Amodei of Nevada, and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and 
for other purposes.

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 ``Gun Owner Registration Information 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 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.
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