H.R. 7133

Summary

H.R. 7133, the Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 16, 2026 by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jan 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 7133 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 7133 IH: Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7133  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 16, 2026   Mr. Frost  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act  .
2.
Preemption relating to merchant category codes
Section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
(h)
Merchant category code usage
(1)
In general
No State may prohibit or otherwise deter the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization for identifying firearm merchants or payment card transactions involving the purchase of a firearm, firearm ammunition, ammunition components for use with firearms, or firearm accessories.
(2)
Enforcement
The Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court to enforce this subsection.
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To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D) sponsors H.R. 7133 alone.

Maxwell Frost

Rep. · D–FL-10 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 7133 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services

Financial Services

Referred To · Jan 16, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7133 has taken 2 actions since Jan 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7133 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7133 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act — Display Title
• Merchant Codes Can Save Lives Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To prohibit States from prohibiting or otherwise deterring the usage of any merchant category code established by the International Organization for Standardization, including codes that identify firearm merchants and ammunition merchants. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7133 in 4 quarterly filings, 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, Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7133 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7133’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

Constitutional authority

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[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 12 (Friday, January 16, 2026)][House][Pages H924-H925]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FROST:H.R. 7133.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H925]]Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the U.S.Constitution

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