Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
The bill ensures that up to $3,000 worth of firearms are exempt from bankruptcy proceedings, recognizing them as essential property.
Title: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act
Subject:
Description: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting property from the estate.
Session: 119th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Last Action Date: June 20, 2025
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4064/all-info
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5 sponsors: Claudia Tenney (R); Mike Collins (R); Burgess Owens (R); Randy Weber (R); Paul Gosar (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 20 2025 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jun 20 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Aug 6 2025 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Judiciary
There have not been any votes on this bill