Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
The summary
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - WV District 2 · R-WV
132 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - FL District 4 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - Virginia District 6 · R-VA
U.S. Representative - PA District 10 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - TX District 24 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - KY District 2 · R-KY
U.S. Representative - GA District 10 · R-GA
Member of Congress · R-MN
U.S. Representative - AL District 1 · R-AL
U.S. Representative - FL District 11 · R-FL
U.S. Representative - MS District 3 · R-MS
U.S. Representative - Ohio District 6 · R-OH
U.S. Representative - TX District 25 · R-TX
+ 120 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1181 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447. |
| Policy Area | Finance and Financial Sector |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 11, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 25, 2026 |
| Cosponsors | 132 · House vote — · — views |