[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 38. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of military 
force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON REGISTRY OF LAWFUL FIREARM OWNERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 935. Prohibition on registry of lawful firearm owners

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Department of Justice, any other Federal agency, and 
     any officer or employee thereof may not maintain a registry, 
     database, or system of records with the names, addresses, or 
     social security numbers of, or any other information about, 
     lawful firearm owners or the make, model, or serial number 
     of, or any other information about the nature of, a lawfully 
     owned firearm.
       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
     shall prevent the Federal Government from maintaining a list 
     of individuals prohibited from possessing, receiving, or 
     transferring firearms under Federal law.''.
       (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 
     44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``935. Prohibition on registry of lawful firearm owners''.
       (c) Destruction of Registries.--The applicable Federal 
     agency shall--
       (1) destroy any registry, database, or system of records 
     prohibited under section 935 of title 18, United States Code, 
     as added by subsection (a), immediately upon discovery, 
     including such a registry, database, or system of records in 
     existence on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     Act; and
       (2) notify Congress upon discovery, and upon final 
     destruction, of such a registry, database, or system of 
     records.
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