H.R. 1181 · 119th Congress
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
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132 cosponsors · 132 R
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- House Introduced Feb 11, 2025
- House Passed Jul 14, 2026 221–201
This bill prohibits payment card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise retailers or sporting-goods retailers.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 11, 2025
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 11, 2025
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- House Introduced Feb 11, 2025
- House Passed Jul 14, 2026 221–201
Final vote · House · Jul 14, 2026
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson
Table of every position
All recorded votes (2)
- Passage Passed
House · Jul 14, 2026 · “On Passage” · Speaker: Mike Johnson - Sending back to committee (motion to recommit) Failed
House · Jul 14, 2026 · “On Motion to Recommit” · Speaker: Mike Johnson