Congress·In Committee·H.R. 7678

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Rep. Gosar and House Republicans Introduce Bill to Block Federal Funding for State Gun Registries

Feb 25·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Part of: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

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Companion bill: Sen. Hyde-Smith Introduces Bill to Block Federal Funding for State Gun Registries →

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3492 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3492 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill would stop federal agencies from giving money or support to states that keep lists of legal gun owners. It targets databases that track who owns a gun or which guns are legally owned in a specific state or territory.
The goal is to prevent the creation of gun registries using federal tax dollars. Supporters of the bill argue that these lists violate the privacy of law-abiding citizens and could be used to unfairly target gun owners.
There is an exception for safety. States could still receive federal money for databases that track guns that have been lost or stolen. This ensures that police can still use federal funds to help find missing weapons.
If this becomes law, it would affect state governments and local police departments that currently use federal grants to help pay for their record-keeping systems. It would force those states to find their own funding if they want to keep these lists.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works

This bill is designed to protect gun owners' privacy by cutting off federal money that states could use to build or maintain databases listing who owns firearms. Gun rights advocates see such registries as a potential step toward government overreach, so blocking federal funding for them would be viewed as a significant win for the estimated 80+ million gun owners nationwide.

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Milestones

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Feb 25, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced in House

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Related News

2 articles

Prescott eNews·Feb 25

Representative Gosar and Senator Hyde-Smith Reintroduce Legislation to Block Gun Registries

Rep. Paul Gosar and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith reintroduced the Gun-owner Registration Information Protection Act (GRIP Act) to ensure federal taxpayer dollars are not used to create or maintain state firearm owner registries. The bill includes exceptions for lost or stolen firearms.

Center Right

SuperTalk Mississippi·Feb 25

Hyde-Smith, Gosar introduce legislation to block state gun registries

Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and Rep. Paul Gosar introduced the GRIP Act to prohibit states and localities from using federal funding to maintain gun registries. Hyde-Smith stated the bill protects the privacy of law-abiding citizens and ensures federal monies aren't used to track gun owners.

Center Right

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

Bill NumberHR 7678

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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R: 87

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