Bill Tracker / 119th Congress / H.R. 1181
H.R. 1181 · 119th Congress
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
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Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. — 07/15/2026
What This Bill Does
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
This bill prohibits payment card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise retailers or sporting-goods retailers.
The Department of Justice must enforce this bill and report annually on the resulting investigations and cases.
Summary as of 02/11/2025, via Congress.gov / Congressional Research Service.
Introduced
02/11/2025
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Cosponsors
132