Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act passed the House 518 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
ReportedDec 17, 2025
Passed one chamberJul 14, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 42 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Financial Services Committee
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector: 53 of 3,256 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 13 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 893 words
- Subjects
- Banking and financial institutions regulationConsumer affairsFirearms and explosivesRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacy
- Latest action
- Jul 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 2
- 119th H.Res. 1377 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assi R · Introduced
- 119th H.Res. 1423 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for considerat R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]