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Federal · 119th Congress

HR4064 Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act

Direction

Firearms industry liabilityAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Adds a $3,000 bankruptcy exemption for a debtor's interest in firearms, shielding that value of gun ownership from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

Firearms otherAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Adds a $3,000 bankruptcy exemption for a debtor's interest in firearms, shielding that value of gun ownership from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.

✓ Quote verified word for word in the bill text

  1. Introduced (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. President
  6. Law

Stage: Committee · step 2 of 6

Last action
2025-06-20: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Filed
2025-06-20
Committee
Judiciary Committee
Sponsor
Claudia Tenney R + 4 cosponsors (4 R)

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends federal bankruptcy law (11 USC 522) to create a new specific exemption allowing debtors to protect up to $3,000 in value of one or more firearms from the bankruptcy estate. This expands the ability to own firearms by reducing the financial risk of loss in bankruptcy, consistent with the bill's title of protecting gun owners. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-06-20LibraIntroduced in House
2025-06-20LibraIntroduced in House
2025-06-20HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.