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HR 3933 113th Congress House

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Official title: 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.

Introduced: February 5, 2014 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector BankruptcyFirearms and explosives
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 27, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 27, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to permit an individual debtor to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy the debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000, in a single firearm or firearms.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 3
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 30, 2014
Bentivolio, Kerry
· Apr 7, 2014
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 21, 2014
Bachmann, Michele
· Feb 11, 2014
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 11, 2014
Pompeo, Mike
· Feb 11, 2014
CHABOT, STEVE
· Feb 5, 2014
Fincher, Stephen
· Feb 5, 2014
Gingrey, Phil
· Feb 5, 2014
Griffin, Tim
· Feb 5, 2014
Lance, Leonard
· Feb 5, 2014
Miller, Candice
· Feb 5, 2014
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 5, 2014
YOUNG, DON
· Feb 5, 2014
Jenkins, Lynn
· Feb 4, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3933/
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"H.R. 3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3933/.
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