HR 2980
115th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Bankruptcy
Firearms and explosives
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
Introduced: June 21, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jun 21, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2017
This bill amends the federal bankruptcy code to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more fierarms, 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's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Committees of jurisdiction
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