{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-1181","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":1181,"title":"Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-02-11","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001235","fullName":"Rep. Moore, Riley [R-WV-2]","party":"R","state":"WV","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":132,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":["Banking and financial institutions regulation","Consumer affairs","Firearms and explosives","Retail and wholesale trades","Right of privacy"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-522.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 23.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-16","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-11","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act</strong></p><p>This bill prohibits payment card networks from using merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from&nbsp;general-merchandise retailers or sporting-goods retailers.</p><p>The Department of Justice must enforce this bill and report annually on the resulting investigations and cases.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-07T23:26:19Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":423,"ts":"2026-04-17T13:48:36.975Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20Privacy%20in%20Purchases%20Act"}]}}