Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2011
Latest action · Jun 1, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2011 - 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 rifle, shotgun, or pistol or any combination of them.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 17, 2011 to Dec 14, 2011; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Original | Mar 17, 2011 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Joe Walsh | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-MN | Michele Bachmann | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-IA | Steve King | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Apr 13, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 14, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 2, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | May 3, 2011 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Connie Mack | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Trey Gowdy | May 4, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | May 24, 2011 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jun 3, 2011 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Sep 13, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Oct 5, 2011 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Dec 14, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 17, 2011 |
| Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1987.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32842 | Gun Control Legislation Archived | Report | Nov 14, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
