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S. 4075 118th Congress Senate

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retail… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2024 Introduced by: Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 8, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

This bill prohibits payment card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from other retailers.

The Department of Justice must enforce this bill and report annually on the resulting investigations and cases. 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7450 Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 20
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 17, 2024
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 12, 2024
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 12, 2024
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 12, 2024
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 12, 2024
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 9, 2024
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Sep 9, 2024
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 9, 2024
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 9, 2024
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 31, 2024
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 30, 2024
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Schmitt, Eric
Missouri · Jul 24, 2024
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jun 18, 2024
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 18, 2024
Mullin, Markwayne
· Jun 13, 2024
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 4, 2024
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jun 3, 2024
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jun 3, 2024
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 23, 2024
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Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · Apr 23, 2024
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Apr 19, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4075: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4075/
MLA
"S. 4075: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4075/.
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S. 4075, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4075/.
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[S. 4075: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-4075/)
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