> Card fees and their effect on businesses have caught the attention of some in Congress. > Lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation in both the House and S

> Card fees and their effect on businesses have caught the attention of some in Congress. > Lawmakers recently reintroduced legislation in both the House and Senate that would give merchants the ability to process many Visa and Mastercard credit cards over alternate networks. A similar rule already exists for debit cards. > The bill could potentially lower the fees that merchants have to pay. The House and Senate bills have each been referred to a committee.