US Congress · H.R. 1181 · Passed the House

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced 2025-02-11

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act” Read the full text

Finance and Financial Sector

What it does

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.

Where it is

Introduced · 2025-02-11

In the House.

Passed the House · 2026-07-14

Senate floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

Full bill textas published by GovInfo

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The numbers

29%

of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)

133

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATIONvia NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION

9 filings

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAvia NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

8 filings

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANYvia AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

7 filings

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

6 filings

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSvia NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS

6 filings

GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCvia GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.

4 filings

BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCEvia BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE

3 filings

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORMvia AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM

2 filings

From 46 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (2026-07-15).