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H.R. 1224

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1224, the Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) with 17 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 1224 has 17 co-sponsors.

hb1224/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1224 IH: Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 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.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the use of a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) sponsors H.R. 1224, and 17 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1224 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Feb 12, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1224 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 1224 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1224 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act — Display Title
  • Protecting the Second Amendment in Financial Services Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the use of a merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1224 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INC—Virginia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS16—
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI116
DUDLEY BROWN116
DUSTIN CURTIS115
AIDAN JOHNSTON114
BENJAMIN SANDERSON114
ERICH PRATT114
JEAN PICHARDO114
JOHN VELLECO114
HUNTER KING111
MICHAEL HAMMOND111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 second_quarter$679K2nd Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 first_quarter$650.4K1st Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$545.7K4th Quarter - Report
GUN OWNERS OF AMERICA INCGUN OWNERS OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$465.1K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$202.6K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1224 under Commerce, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1224’s is Commerce.

hr1224/policy-areas.txt
CommerceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com