Bill · S. 3916· Senate(119-S-3916)
Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
- Introduced
- 2/25/2026
- Last activity
- 2/25/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Cindy Hyde-Smith
- Cosponsors
- - 17 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act." Its main goal is to stop Federal agencies from funding or supporting the creation or upkeep of State firearm ownership databases. These databases are defined as lists of lawfully owned firearms or the people who own them. However, the bill allows funding for databases that track firearms or individuals reported as lost or stolen.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would gun owners be better off under this?+9
Strongly protects gun owners from federal funding of registration databases.
Does this protect people from being watched or searched?+8
Prohibits the federal government from funding the tracking and listing of lawful gun owners.
Does this protect the right to own guns?+8
Protects the privacy of legal gun owners by preventing federally funded registration lists.
The opposite
Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-8
The bill specifically acts to decrease domestic surveillance of legal gun owners.
Does this put more limits on buying or owning guns?-7
The bill actively prohibits federal funding for the creation and maintenance of firearm ownership databases.
Does this give the federal government more power?-4
The bill restricts federal agencies from funding certain state activities, reducing federal influence over state data collection.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Gun Owner Information: By prohibiting Federal funding for databases that list lawfully owned firearms or their owners, the bill prevents the use of federal money to track legal gun owners (Section 2(b)).
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Tracking Stolen Property: The bill still allows funding for databases that list firearms or individuals reported as lost or stolen, which helps in recovering missing weapons (Section 2(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Loss of Funding for State Databases: States or political subdivisions that rely on Federal funding to maintain firearm ownership databases will lose that support (Section 2(b)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Gun Owners+9
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Increases Domestic Surveillance-8
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+8Increase States Rights+3Increases Federal Power-4
- Education And Technology
- Improves Data Privacy+6
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+1Reduces Government Spending+1Reduces National Debt+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Second Amendment Protections+8Improves Gun Control Measures-7
- 9/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/2/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 13 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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