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119th Congress

H.R. 1181

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Riley M. Moore(R-WV)
Introduced
Feb 11, 2025
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Committees
House Committee on Financial Services; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (132)

Original cosponsors (26)
Added later (106)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

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.

Roll-call votes

DateVoteResultYour members
Jul 14, 2026
House #240
On Passage: Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActPassedSet your home to see
Jul 14, 2026
House #239
On Motion to Recommit: Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActFailedSet your home to see

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