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Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] · R–TN
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
H.R. 1224 would prohibit companies handling credit card payments from using a business-category label that separately identifies firearms or ammunition sellers. It would cover banks, card networks, card issuers, and other participants in approving and completing credit card payments. The proposal would add this restriction to the Truth in Lending Act.
Section 127 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637) is amended by inserting after subsection (p) the following:
A covered entity may not use a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants.
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.
Section 1 would name the bill the Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act.
This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act.
Section 2 would add a new subsection to the Truth in Lending Act prohibiting covered businesses from using merchant category codes—labels identifying a merchant's type of business—that separately identify firearms or ammunition 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.
The proposed restriction would apply to any entity facilitating or processing credit card transactions, including banks, merchant-side payment processors called acquirers, card networks, and card issuers. It would also cover other participants that approve transactions, reconcile payment information, or complete the transfer of payment.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated July 15, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on February 12, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2025-07-15T08:06:13Z. 2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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Findings to examine
The proposal contains a sector-specific protection central to its main policy. This classification does not establish an economic benefit or improper purpose.
Firearms and ammunition merchants would receive specific protection against being separately identified through merchant category codes used by covered credit card transaction businesses. This preferential treatment concerns merchant classification and is the proposal's main policy.
A covered entity may not use a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants.
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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