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H.R. 7133 119th Congress House

Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act

Official title: To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardiz… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants.

Introduced: January 16, 2026 Introduced by: Maxwell Frost Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 16, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7133: Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7133/
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"H.R. 7133: Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7133/.
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H.R. 7133, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7133/.
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[H.R. 7133: Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7133/)
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