,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gacc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,frost introduced the         
following bill2 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 ,standardization1     
including codes that identify firearm   
merchants and ammunition merchants4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,merchant ,codes ,can ,save ,lives 
,act4  #b4 ,preemption relating to      
merchant category codes ,section #ecac  
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after subsection   
7g7 the following3  7h7 ,merchant       
category code usage  7#a7 ,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 firearm1 firearm          
ammunition1 ammunition components for   
use with firearms1 or firearm           
accessories4  7#b7 ,enforcement ,the    
,attorney ,general may bring a civil    
action in the appropriate district court
 to enforce this subsection4  4