H.R.5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010

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. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: 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. as introduced.
  • Short: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 as introduced.
  • Short: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 as passed house.

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08/04/10
Roll Call Report

A yes vote was to send HR 5827 to the Senate. Offshore Drilling: Members voted, 209-193, to set new safety and environmental rules for offshore drilling, ...

Source: Wilmette Life
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08/04/10
Under stress? Keep guns

Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, was the only Connecticut congressman voting in favor of HR 5827. If passed by the Senate, it would allow anyone filing for ...

Source: TheDay.com
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07/31/10
Delahunt votes to pull troops from Pakistan, Brown votes against "full disclosure"

EXEMPTING GUNS FROM SEIZURE IN BANKRUPTCY: The House passed the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act (HR 5827), sponsored by Rep. ...

Source: Cape Cod Today (blog)
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07/31/10
Capitol Link

The House voted 307-113 on Wednesday to send the Senate a bill (HR 5827) permitting individuals filing for bankruptcy to exempt up to three firearms with an ...

Source: Arizona Daily Star
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07/30/10
HOW THEY VOTED

A yes vote was to send HR 5827 to the Senate. Voting for the measure: Buchanan, Mack, Rooney; voting against: Castor. Housing, transportation: Members voted ...

Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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07/30/10
How your lawmakers voted for Aug. 1, 2010

A yes vote was to send HR 5827 to the Senate. Housing, transportation: Members voted 251-167 to appropriate $67.4 billion in discretionary spending and $126 ...

Source: Press of Atlantic City
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07/30/10
Here's how state members of Congress voted on major roll calls in the week ...

By a vote of 307-113, the House on Wednesday sent the Senate a bill, HR 5827, permitting individuals filing for bankruptcy to exempt up to three firearms ...

Source: Seattle Times
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07/30/10
How they voted (Aug. 1)

•HR 5827 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to include firearms in the types of property allowable under the alternative provision for exempting ...

Source: Las Cruces Sun-News
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07/27/10
Today in Congress

Baldwin - Judiciary) HR 5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 (Rep. Boccieri - Judiciary) Conference Reports may be brought up at any time. ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
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07/27/10
"One Minutes" (15 per side)

Baldwin - Judiciary) HR 5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 (Rep. Boccieri - Judiciary) Conference Reports may be brought up at any time. ...

Source: Congress Matters (blog)
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07/26/10
FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010

Rooney - Judiciary) HR 5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 (Rep. Boccieri - Judiciary) HR 5143 - National Criminal Justice Commission Act ...

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07/25/10
This Week in Congress

Rooney - Judiciary) HR 5827 - Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2010 (Rep. Boccieri - Judiciary) HR 5143 - National Criminal Justice Commission Act ...

Source: Daily Kos (blog)
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07/25/10
House Expected to Vote on Bill to Protect Guns From Claims of Creditors in ...

The groups warned that HR 5827--which would protect guns up to an aggregate value of $1500--is only the latest wrong-headed idea from the gun lobby that ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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