HR 1181 · introduced · significant
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The bill prevents payment card networks from using merchant codes that single out firearms retailers.
- This affects payment processors, firearms retailers, and companies that issue credit cards.
- The Department of Justice enforces the rule and reports annually on investigations.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would preventing merchant code tracking of firearm purchases affect law enforcement and financial crime investigations?
- 02
What are the competing interests between merchant code standardization for retail categories and payment network monitoring capabilities?
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Which stakeholders—retailers, payment processors, or financial institutions—would bear the costs of complying with this restriction?
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Sponsor · R-WV-2
Riley M. Moore
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
132/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-02-25
Joining the bill
Richard Hudson
R-NC-9 · original
Brandon Gill
R-TX-26 · original
Michael Guest
R-MS-3 · original
Brett Guthrie
R-KY-2 · original
Andy Barr
R-KY-6 · original
James Comer
R-KY-1 · original
Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original
Mike Collins
R-GA-10 · original
Ben Cline
R-VA-6 · original
Brad Finstad
R-MN-1 · original
Aaron Bean
R-FL-4 · original
Clay Higgins
R-LA-3 · original
+ 120 more
Legislative timeline
2026-02-25 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
2026-02-25 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.
2026-02-25 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.
2025-12-17 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 23.
2025-12-17 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-12-16 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-02-11 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-11 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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