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S. 3916

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3916, the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 25, 2026 by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Feb 25, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 3916 has 16 co-sponsors.

sb3916/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3916 IS: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3916  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 25, 2026   Mrs. Hyde-Smith  (for herself,  Mr. Cassidy ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Budd ,  Mr. Cornyn ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Hoeven ,  Mr. Hagerty ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr. Ricketts ,  Mr. Cramer , and  Mrs. Blackburn ) 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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-25
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 25, 2026

sb3916/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/25/2026)

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.

Sponsors

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) sponsors S. 3916, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 3916 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Feb 25, 2026 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 3916 has taken 2 actions since Feb 25, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 25, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 25, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3916 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3916, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3916 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act — Display Title
  • Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named S. 3916 in 7 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—Virginia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION13—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS12—
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DIANE CIHOTA CASHOUR113
JOSEPH BLISS113
LAWRENCE KEANE113
PATRICK ROTHWELL113
SEAN SMITH113
ANGELO VELTRI112
CHRISTOPHER ZEALAND112
DUDLEY BROWN112
DUSTIN CURTIS112
GORDON SPEED112
HADAN HATCH112
JOHN COMMERFORD112
TIMOTHY CHURCHILL112
WILLIAM LANE112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2026 first_quarter$2.3M1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2026 first_quarter$2.3M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION2026 second_quarter$2M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICANATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$520K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3916 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3916’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

s3916/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com