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H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-11 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

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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.

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Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2] · 132 cosponsors

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Andy Barr (R-KY), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mike Collins (R-GA), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Barry Moore (R-AL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Michael Guest (R-MS), Michael A. Rulli (R-OH), Roger Williams (R-TX), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Tim Moore (R-NC), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), James Comer (R-KY), Steve Womack (R-AR), John W. Rose (R-TN), Rudy Yakym III (R-IN), Brandon Gill (R-TX), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mark B. Messmer (R-IN), Addison P. McDowell (R-NC), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), David Kustoff (R-TN), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Tim Walberg (R-MI) and 72 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr1181 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills