Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

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Introduced 2025-02-11Topic: technology privacy · public safety · economy jobs

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2026-07-14	House roll 240	On Passage	Passed	221	201
2026-07-14	House roll 239	On Motion to Recommit	Failed	208	217

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-07-15	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	refer
2026-07-14	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-07-14	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240). (text: CR H4441-4442)
2026-07-14		Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240).	floor pass
2026-07-14	House	On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 217 (Roll no. 239).
2026-07-14	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4451-4452)
2026-07-14	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1181 the Chair put the question on the motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Frost demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2026-07-14	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
2026-07-14	House	Mr. Frost moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (CR H4445)
2026-07-14	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2026-07-14	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181.
2026-07-14	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
2026-07-14	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4441-4445)
2026-07-14	House	Rule H. Res. 1423 passed House.
2026-07-13	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1423 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237 and H.R. 1181. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 139, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181 under a closed rule, and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule with one hour of debate and one motion to reconsider on each bill.
2026-06-23	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1377 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1181, H.R. 9022, H.R. 8595 and H.R. 9237. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1181 and H.R. 9237 under a closed rule and H.R. 9022 and H.R. 8595 under a structured rule. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each bill.
2026-02-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
2026-02-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.	report
2026-02-25		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.	report
2025-12-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 23.	refer
2025-12-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-12-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-02-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	refer
2025-02-11		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-02-11		Introduced in House	introduce

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