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H.R. 3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

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H.R. 3933: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-27 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Plain summary

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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Official text

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27] · 15 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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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

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3933 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113