House passes Barr-backed bill blocking financial tracking of firearm purchases, citing privacy and Second Amendment protections.
Quiver AI Summary
House passes Barr-led bill: The House approved legislation backed by Rep. Andy Barr called the “Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act.” The bill would bar financial institutions from using a new Merchant Category Code to track purchases of firearms and ammunition.
Supporters raise privacy concerns: The release says the measure is intended to stop banks and credit card companies from compiling data on firearm purchases. Barr said the code could enable “data collection schemes” and discrimination against gun owners, while an NRA-ILA official praised the bill as protecting privacy and Second Amendment rights.
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Andy Barr Fundraising
Andy Barr recently disclosed $374.0K of fundraising in a Pre-Primary FEC disclosure filed on May 7th, 2026. This was the 87th most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen this year. 83.0% came from individual donors.
Barr disclosed $2.2M of spending. This was the 19th most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Barr disclosed $2.4M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 88th most from all Pre-Primary reports we have seen this year.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Andy Barr's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Andy Barr Net Worth
Quiver Quantitative estimates that Andy Barr is worth $2.0M, as of July 14th, 2026. This is the 265th highest net worth in Congress, per our live estimates.
Barr has approximately $575.2K invested in publicly traded assets which Quiver is able to track live.
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Andy Barr Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Andy Barr:
- H.R.8956: Border Patrol Supervisors Retention Act
- H.R.8075: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to establish emergency transaction account guarantee programs, and for other purposes.
- H.R.7897: No Tax on Drill Pay Act
- H.R.7759: Afghanistan Vetting and Accountability Act of 2026
- H.R.7758: The Dalilah Law
- H.R.7644: Millennium Challenge Corporation Strategic Modernization Act
You can track bills proposed by Andy Barr on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Barr.
2026 Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election
There has been approximately $21,201,404 of spending in Kentucky's 6th congressional district elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $7,972,193 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS ($7,383,554)
- VOTEVETS ($233,966)
- WOMEN VOTE ($147,663)
- CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC. ($58,500)
- SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. ($52,497)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid R".
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