118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 4075Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

A bill to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer, and for other purposes.

Finance and financial sector
Introduced Apr 8, 2024
Last action Apr 8, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Apr 8, 2024
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Referred
Apr 8, 2024
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill prohibits payment card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from other retailers. The Department of Justice must enforce this bill and report annually on the resulting investigations and cases. 

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Apr 8, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.