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HR8758119th CongressWALLET

Protecting Our Second Amendment Data Act

Sponsored By: Representative Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

Introduced

Summary

Requires grant recipients to certify they did not disclose personally identifiable information tied to firearm transactions. The bill would make that certification a condition for several federal criminal justice grants, aiming to prevent intentional, accidental, or knowing disclosure of names and other personal data connected to firearm purchases, permits, or background checks.

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  • States, units of local government, and Indian tribes seeking COPS and Bureau of Justice Assistance grants would have to certify they did not disclose personally identifiable information of people involved in firearm transactions in the prior fiscal year.
  • Applicants for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant would need to confirm they did not intentionally, accidentally, or knowingly disclose such personally identifiable information in the prior fiscal year.
  • Public agencies and private organizations getting discretionary grants would face similar certification rules, and private entities must also certify they have not used or helped disseminate that information.
  • The bill adds definitions. It ties "firearm" to 18 U.S.C. 921 and defines "personally identifiable information" with examples like name, Social Security number, birth data, biometrics, phone numbers, and other demographic, medical, or financial details.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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New privacy rules for firearm data

This bill would require applicants for several federal public-safety grants to certify they did not disclose certain firearm-related personal data in the prior fiscal year. It would apply to Edward Byrne JAG awards, Community Oriented Policing Services and Bureau of Justice Assistance grants, and certain discretionary public-agency and private-organization grants. The bill would define “firearm” by federal law and define personally identifiable information to include name, Social Security number, date and place of birth, biometric records, phone numbers, and other demographic, medical, or financial data. For COPS and BJA grants, the certification must use a form the COPS Director or the BJA Director accepts. If an applicant cannot make the required prior-year certification, they would not be eligible for the grant.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]

PA • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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