What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit banks, payment card networks, and other financial transaction processors from using a specific merchant category code (MCC) to separately identify and track sales at firearms and ammunition retailers.
Action Timeline
2025-02-12
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-02-12
Introduced in House
2025-02-12
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1224 pass?
HR.1224 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 38%.
What does HR.1224 do?
This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit banks, payment card networks, and other financial transaction processors from using a specific merchant category code (MCC) to separately identify and track sales at firearms and ammunition retailers.
Who sponsored HR.1224?
HR.1224 was sponsored by Andrew Ogles (R-Tennessee).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1224 IH: Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2025 Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Rose , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Moolenaar , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Gill of Texas , and Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit the use of a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act . 2. Merchant category code limitations with respect to firearm merchants Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1637 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (p) the following: (q) Merchant category code limitations with respect to firearm merchants (1) In general A covered entity may not use a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants. (2) Covered entity defined For the purposes of this subsection, the term covered entity means any entity— (A) involved in facilitating or processing a credit card transaction, including a bank, an acquirer, payment card network, or payment card issuer; or (B) otherwise participates in the authorizing, clearing, or settling of a credit card transaction. .
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