H.R. 5827: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010
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H.R. 5827: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-22 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 479 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5827 (2010-07-28), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010
Plain summary
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 - 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 value, in a single rifle, shotgun, or pistol or any combination of them. Declares the date of enactment as the effective date of this Act.
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Official text
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] · 31 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 479 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5827 (2010-07-28): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5827.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr5827 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111