Gun Owner Privacy Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1132 To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Mrs. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. PERRY) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju- diciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the rights of citizens under the Second Amend- ment to the Constitution of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Owner Privacy 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. 6 Section 922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is 7 amended by adding at the end the following: 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:47 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1132.IH H1132 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1132 IH ‘‘(7)(A) None of the funds appropriated pursu- 1 ant to any provision of law may be used for— 2 ‘‘(i) any system to implement this sub- 3 section that does not require and result in the 4 immediate destruction of all information, in any 5 form whatsoever, submitted by or on behalf of 6 any person who has been determined not to be 7 prohibited from owning a firearm; or 8 ‘‘(ii) the implementation or collection of 9 any tax or fee by any officer, agent, or em- 10 ployee of the United States, or by any State or 11 local officer or agent acting on behalf of the 12 United States, in connection with the imple- 13 mentation of this subsection. 14 ‘‘(B) Any person aggrieved by a violation of this 15 paragraph may bring an action in the district court 16 of the United States for the district in which the 17 person resides. 18 ‘‘(C) Any person who is successful with respect 19 to an action brought under subparagraph (B) shall 20 receive damages, punitive damages, and such other 21 remedies as the court may determine to be appro- 22 priate, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:47 Mar 13, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1132.IH H1132 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS