H.R. 1827 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2021Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Budd, Mr. Guest, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Perry, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Brooks, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Steube, Mr. Biggs, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Buck, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Keller, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rosendale, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Mann, Mr. Norman, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Jordan, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Tenney, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Babin, Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Carl, and Mr. Stewart) 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.