Bill117th CongressFiled Apr 11, 2022Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 7493
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 11, 2022)
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022
This bill modifies federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more firearms up to a total maximum value of $3,000. The bill also specifies that such firearms are household goods that are not subject to liens in bankruptcy.
What just happenedNov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27](R-NY)Sponsor
17 cosponsors17 R
17cosponsors1committees4actions
- Introduced in HouseApr 11, 2022
- Nov 1, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee - Apr 11, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 11, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 11, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House