No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act

Bill: 117-hr-8997
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2022-09-28
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Consumer credit

Firearms and explosives

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the General Service Administration from awarding a contract under the SmartPay Program for the procurement of a commercial payment system that uses a payment processing agency that has implemented a merchant category code for gun retailers.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8997 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2022 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Norman , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Cline , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Harris , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act . 2. Prohibition on awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program (a) In general The Administrator of General Services may not award a contract under the SmartPay Program for the procurement of a commercial payment system that uses a payment processing agency that has implemented a merchant category code for gun retailers. (b) Applicability This Act shall not apply to any contract awarded before the date of the enactment of this Act.