Passing the “Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act” (HR 1181)

The bill

Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

Topic: Finance and Financial Sector

What the bill does

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

Bill on congress.gov(opens in a new tab)