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No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act
To prohibit the Administrator of General Services from awarding contracts for certain commercial payment systems under the SmartPay Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA) from awarding contracts under the federal SmartPay Program to payment processing companies that have implemented a separate merchant category code for gun retailers. The SmartPay Program provides payment cards for federal employee purchases. The bill would effectively exclude from future federal contracts any payment processors that have created a distinct categorization for firearms retailers. Existing SmartPay contracts awarded before the bill's enactment would not be affected by this prohibition.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
4 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Ogles, and Mr. Cline) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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