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Federal · 119th Congress
HR1224Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act
Direction
Firearmsindustry liabilityAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 85%
Prohibits payment processors from using a separate merchant category code for firearms or ammunition merchants, preventing financial institutions from tracking or flagging gun-related transactions and thereby shielding the industry from potential restrictions or liability based on such data.
A covered entity may not use a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Bans the use of distinct merchant category codes for firearms and ammunition sales in credit card processing, reducing the ability of financial entities to monitor or restrict gun-related commerce.
To prohibit the use of a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants, and for other purposes.
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Introduced (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
President
Law
Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6
Last action
2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a prohibition on using separate merchant category codes for firearms/ammunition merchants in credit card processing under the Truth in Lending Act. This expands the firearms axis by limiting financial tracking and potential downstream restrictions on gun merchants, consistent with the bill's title of protecting the Second Amendment in financial services. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.