HR 1181
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Riley Moore [R-WV-2]
- Cosponsors
- 132
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Introduced
- 2025-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-07-15: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-07-14: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-07-14: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240).
- 2026-07-14: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240).
- 2026-07-14: On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 217 (Roll no. 239).
- 2026-07-14: Considered as unfinished business.