H.R. 7678

119 HR 7678 IH: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-25
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7678  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    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.