HR 7493 United States House · 117th Congress

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022

Summary

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2022

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Apr 11, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

3

Key actions

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Committee

2

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

lower

Apr 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Apr 11, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Alexander X. Mooney

Andrew R. Garbarino

David B. McKinley

Elise M. Stefanik

Jefferson Van Drew

Madison Cawthorn

Markwayne Mullin