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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 351
To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for
other purposes.
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 Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership
databases, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gun Owner Registra-
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tion Information Protection Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF STATE
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FIREARM OWNERSHIP DATABASES.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
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the several States, the District of Columbia, the
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth
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of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa,
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Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any
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other territory or possession of the United States.
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(2) STATE FIREARM OWNERSHIP DATABASE.—
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The term ‘‘State firearm ownership database’’
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means a comprehensive or partial database of a
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State or political subdivision of a State that lists—
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(A) firearms lawfully owned or possessed
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by individuals; or
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(B) individuals who lawfully own or pos-
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sess firearms.
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(b) PROHIBITION.—A Federal agency may not fund
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or otherwise support the establishment or maintenance of
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a State firearm ownership database.
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(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) shall not apply to
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a database of a State or political subdivision of a State
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that lists—
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(1) firearms that have been reported as lost or
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stolen; or
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(2) individuals who have reported their firearms
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as lost or stolen.
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