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HR 1181 - 119

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

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

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Spending density 0.0%
Deadline 2
Privacy 1
Studies 1

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House Votes

Roll call 240 · Session 2 · Jul 14, 2026
On Passage
Passed
221
Yea
201
Nay
0
Present
9
NV

Timeline

Jul 15, 2026

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

Jul 14, 2026

Rule H. Res. 1423 passed House.

Jul 14, 2026

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1423. (consideration: CR H4441-4445)

Jul 14, 2026

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.

Jul 14, 2026

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1181.

Jul 14, 2026

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jul 14, 2026

Mr. Frost moved to recommit to the Committee on Financial Services. (CR H4445)

Jul 14, 2026

The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

Jul 14, 2026

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.

Jul 14, 2026

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4451-4452)

Jul 14, 2026

On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 217 (Roll no. 239).

Jul 14, 2026

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240).

Jul 14, 2026

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 201 (Roll no. 240). (text: CR H4441-4442)

Jul 14, 2026

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 13, 2026

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.

Jun 23, 2026

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.

Feb 25, 2026

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.

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

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Technology and data privacy
20 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 88%

Right of privacy

Privacy 119 HR 1181 IH: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection

Privacy s that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. 2. Distinguishing firearms

Finance and banking
5 evidence matches
Impact 100% Confidence 90%

Finance and Financial Sector

Finance and Financial Sector

Banking and financial institutions regulation

State and local government
2 evidence matches
Impact 89% Confidence 80%

submit a report ) Preemption Any law of a State or local government regulating merchant category codes for firearm retailers is hereby preempted. (d) Report The Attorney General shall, each year, submit a report to the Congress that— (1) id

submit a report tion.--Any law of a State or local government regulating merchant category codes for firearm retailers is hereby preempted. (d) Report.--The Attorney General shall, each year, submit a report to the Congress that-- (1) ident

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Summary

00 Introduced in House Sep 26, 2025

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.

Sponsors

Bost, Mike
Cosponsor

Bost, Mike

Republican · IL-12 · B001295

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
352 Cannon House Office Building
Collins, Mike
Cosponsor

Collins, Mike

Republican · GA-10 · C001129

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2351 Rayburn House Office Building
Finstad, Brad
Cosponsor

Finstad, Brad

Republican · MN-1 · F000475

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2418 Rayburn House Office Building
Guest, Michael
Cosponsor

Guest, Michael

Republican · MS-3 · G000591

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
450 Cannon House Office Building
Guthrie, Brett
Cosponsor

Guthrie, Brett

Republican · KY-2 · G000558

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2161 Rayburn House Office Building
Higgins, Clay
Cosponsor

Higgins, Clay

Republican · LA-3 · H001077

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
572 Cannon House Office Building
Newhouse, Dan
Cosponsor

Newhouse, Dan

Republican · WA-4 · N000189

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
460 Cannon House Office Building
Rose, John W.
Cosponsor

Rose, John W.

Republican · TN-6 · R000612

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2238 Rayburn House Office Building
Van Duyne, Beth
Cosponsor

Van Duyne, Beth

Republican · TX-24 · V000134

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1725 Longworth House Office Building
Webster, Daniel
Cosponsor

Webster, Daniel

Republican · FL-11 · W000806

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2184 Rayburn House Office Building
Womack, Steve
Cosponsor

Womack, Steve

Republican · AR-3 · W000809

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2412 Rayburn House Office Building
Yakym, Rudy
Cosponsor

Yakym, Rudy

Republican · IN-2 · Y000067

Joined Feb 11, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
349 Cannon House Office Building
Boebert, Lauren
Cosponsor

Boebert, Lauren

Republican · CO-3 · B000825

Joined Feb 12, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1713 Longworth House Office Building
Bergman, Jack
Cosponsor

Bergman, Jack

Republican · MI-1 · B001301

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
566 Cannon House Office Building
Graves, Sam
Cosponsor

Graves, Sam

Republican · MO-6 · G000546

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1135 Longworth House Office Building
Huizenga, Bill
Cosponsor

Huizenga, Bill

Republican · MI-4 · H001058

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2232 Rayburn House Office Building
Issa, Darrell
Cosponsor

Issa, Darrell

Republican · CA-50 · I000056

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2108 Rayburn House Office Building
LaLota, Nick
Cosponsor

LaLota, Nick

Republican · NY-1 · L000598

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
122 Cannon House Office Building
Wilson, Joe
Cosponsor

Wilson, Joe

Republican · SC-2 · W000795

Joined Feb 18, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1436 Longworth House Office Building
Gooden, Lance
Cosponsor

Gooden, Lance

Republican · TX-5 · G000589

Joined Feb 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2431 Rayburn House Office Building
Scott, Austin
Cosponsor

Scott, Austin

Republican · GA-8 · S001189

Joined Feb 24, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2185 Rayburn House Office Building
Grothman, Glenn
Cosponsor

Grothman, Glenn

Republican · WI-6 · G000576

Joined Feb 25, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1211 Longworth House Office Building
Nehls, Troy E.
Cosponsor

Nehls, Troy E.

Republican · TX-22 · N000026

Joined Feb 25, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1104 Longworth House Office Building
Hinson, Ashley
Cosponsor

Hinson, Ashley

Republican · IA-1 · H001091

Joined Feb 26, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2458 Rayburn House Office Building
Rouzer, David
Cosponsor

Rouzer, David

Republican · NC-7 · R000603

Joined Feb 26, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2333 Rayburn House Office Building
Walberg, Tim
Cosponsor

Walberg, Tim

Republican · MI-5 · W000798

Joined Feb 26, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2266 Rayburn House Office Building
Harris, Andy
Cosponsor

Harris, Andy

Republican · MD-1 · H001052

Joined Feb 27, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1536 Longworth House Office Building
Edwards, Chuck
Cosponsor

Edwards, Chuck

Republican · NC-11 · E000246

Joined Mar 3, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1505 Longworth House Office Building
Estes, Ron
Cosponsor

Estes, Ron

Republican · KS-4 · E000298

Joined Mar 3, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2234 Rayburn House Office Building
Letlow, Julia
Cosponsor

Letlow, Julia

Republican · LA-5 · L000595

Joined Mar 3, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
142 Cannon House Office Building
Stauber, Pete
Cosponsor

Stauber, Pete

Republican · MN-8 · S001212

Joined Mar 3, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
145 Cannon House Office Building
Babin, Brian
Cosponsor

Babin, Brian

Republican · TX-36 · B001291

Joined Mar 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2236 Rayburn House Office Building
Bacon, Don
Cosponsor

Bacon, Don

Republican · NE-2 · B001298

Joined Mar 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2104 Rayburn House Office Building
Ezell, Mike
Cosponsor

Ezell, Mike

Republican · MS-4 · E000235

Joined Mar 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
443 Cannon House Office Building
Hern, Kevin
Cosponsor

Hern, Kevin

Republican · OK-1 · H001082

Joined Mar 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
171 Cannon House Office Building
Zinke, Ryan K.
Cosponsor

Zinke, Ryan K.

Republican · MT-1 · Z000018

Joined Mar 21, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
512 Cannon House Office Building
Miller, Max L.
Cosponsor

Miller, Max L.

Republican · OH-7 · M001222

Joined Mar 24, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
143 Cannon House Office Building
Kelly, Trent
Cosponsor

Kelly, Trent

Republican · MS-1 · K000388

Joined Mar 26, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2243 Rayburn House Office Building
Crenshaw, Dan
Cosponsor

Crenshaw, Dan

Republican · TX-2 · C001120

Joined Mar 31, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
248 Cannon House Office Building
Fallon, Pat
Cosponsor

Fallon, Pat

Republican · TX-4 · F000246

Joined Apr 7, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
2416 Rayburn House Office Building
Harris, Mark
Cosponsor

Harris, Mark

Republican · NC-8 · H001102

Joined Apr 7, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
126 Cannon House Office Building
Hunt, Wesley
Cosponsor

Hunt, Wesley

Republican · TX-38 · H001095

Joined Apr 30, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1520 Longworth House Office Building
Downing, Troy
Cosponsor

Downing, Troy

Republican · MT-2 · D000634

Joined May 5, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
1529 Longworth House Office Building
Wied, Tony
Cosponsor

Wied, Tony

Republican · WI-8 · W000829

Joined May 5, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
424 Cannon House Office Building
Jackson, Ronny
Cosponsor

Jackson, Ronny

Republican · TX-13 · J000304

Joined Jun 6, 2025
Website
N/A
Office
125 Cannon House Office Building
Owens, Burgess
Cosponsor

Owens, Burgess

Republican · UT-4 · O000086

Joined Jan 21, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
309 Cannon House Office Building
Joyce, David P.
Cosponsor

Joyce, David P.

Republican · OH-14 · J000295

Joined Feb 23, 2026
Website
N/A
Office
2065 Rayburn House Office Building

Amendments

1 amendment
119/hamdt/230 Jul 14, 2026

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1423, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services is considered adopted.

On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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