Congress.gov119th Congress

H.R. 1181

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

Introduced Feb 11, 2025Latest action Jul 15, 2026Finance and Financial Sector

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.

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People and recorded decisions

Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes

Timothy L Rep Walberg

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Barry Loudermilk

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Nicholas J. Begich III

Cosponsor · Republican · AK

Brandon Gill

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Mike Kennedy

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Tim Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Troy Downing

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Michael Guest

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Michael James Baumgartner

Cosponsor · Republican · WA

Pete Sessions

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

James Austin Scott

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Russell Fry

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Earl Leroy Carter

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Aaron Bean

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

S. Brett Brett Hon. Guthrie

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Lalota Nick

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Gregory Francis Dr. Murphy

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Lance Gooden

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Tony Wied

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Jimmy Patronis Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Kevin Hern

Cosponsor · Republican · OK

Scott Hon. Desjarlais

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

William P Huizenga

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Andrew P Harris

Cosponsor · Republican · MD

Randall Feenstra

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Richard Hudson

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

David Rouzer

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

William R Timmons IV

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Benjamin Lee Cline

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

Greg Steube

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Scott Perry

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Dan Newhouse

Cosponsor · Republican · WA

Riley M. Moore

Sponsor · Republican · WV

Daniel Webster

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Stephen A The Hon Womack

Cosponsor · Republican · AR

Glenn Grothman

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Guy Reschenthaler

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Jodey C. Arrington

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Mark Harris

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Peter Allen Stauber

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Jefferson Shreve

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Paul Dr. Gosar

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Michelle Fischbach

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Ann Wagner

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

John Bergman

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Claudia Tenney

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

David Kustoff

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Laurel M. Lee

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Craig A. Goldman

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Brad Finstad

Cosponsor · Republican · MN

Brian Jack

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Daniel Crenshaw

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Donald J Bacon

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

Michael Rogers

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Julia Letlow

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Julie Fedorchak

Cosponsor · Republican · ND

Diana Harshbarger

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

John Trent Kelly

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Lauren Boebert

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

August Lee Pfluger II

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Dale W. Strong

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Andrew Clyde

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

Andy Biggs

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

Mike Haridopolos

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Rudy Yakym III

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Michael Cloud

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Roger Williams

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Marlin A. Stutzman

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Ron Estes

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Ryan K Zinke

Cosponsor · Republican · MT

Walter Michael Ezell

Cosponsor · Republican · MS

Chuck Edwards

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Adrian Smith

Cosponsor · Republican · NE

James Comer

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Mark E. Amodei

Cosponsor · Republican · NV

Sheri Biggs

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Abraham J. Hamadeh

Cosponsor · Republican · AZ

David J. Taylor

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Clay Higgins

Cosponsor · Republican · LA

Warren Davidson

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Tracey Mann

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Derrick F. Mr. Van Orden

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Scott Franklin

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

John Kevin Ellzey Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Monica De La Cruz

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Lisa C. McClain

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Troy Nehls

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Gus M Bilirakis

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Patrick Fallon

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Zach Nunn

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

Burgess Owens

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Jeffrey Hurd

Cosponsor · Republican · CO

Ronny Jackson

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Felix Barry Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Max Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Daniel Meuser

Cosponsor · Republican · PA

Jeff Mr Van Drew

Cosponsor · Republican · NJ

Nathaniel Moran

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

John H. Rutherford

Cosponsor · Republican · FL

Mark B. Messmer

Cosponsor · Republican · IN

Randy K. Weber, Sr.

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Elizabeth Ann Van Duyne

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Michael Bost

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Joe Wilson

Cosponsor · Republican · SC

Scott Fitzgerald

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Michael Rulli

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Derek Schmidt

Cosponsor · Republican · KS

Brian Babin

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Michael A Collins Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · GA

David G. Valadao

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

John W. Rose

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Garland Andy Barr

Cosponsor · Republican · KY

Pat Harrigan

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

John R. Moolenaar

Cosponsor · Republican · MI

Elise M. Stefanik

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

Mary E. Miller

Cosponsor · Republican · IL

Wesley Hunt

Cosponsor · Republican · TX

Robert E. Latta

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Ashley Hinson Arenholz

Cosponsor · Republican · IA

David P. Joyce

Cosponsor · Republican · OH

Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann

Cosponsor · Republican · TN

Blake D. Moore

Cosponsor · Republican · UT

Samuel B. Graves Jr.

Cosponsor · Republican · MO

Addison P. McDowell

Cosponsor · Republican · NC

Darrell Issa

Cosponsor · Republican · CA

Robert B. Aderholt

Cosponsor · Republican · AL

Tom Tiffany

Cosponsor · Republican · WI

Nick Langworthy

Cosponsor · Republican · NY

John J. McGuire III

Cosponsor · Republican · VA

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Official Subjects

Finance and Financial SectorBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer affairsFirearms and explosivesRetail and wholesale tradesRight of privacy

Sources & text

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