HR 1181
119th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Firearms and explosives
Retail and wholesale trades
Right of privacy
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Introduced: February 11, 2025
Introduced by:
Moore, Riley M.
Republican
· West Virginia
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.
Feb 25, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
Dec 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Dec 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 23.
Dec 16, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
Committees of jurisdiction
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