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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Result: Passed - July 28, 2010

Roll call number 479 in the House

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 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 property from the estate

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 2/3 (66%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 71%
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Democrats Voting 'Aye'

John Adler
Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
Michael Arcuri
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Melissa Bean
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
John Boccieri
Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Frederick Boucher
Allen Boyd
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Bobby Bright
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Christopher Carney
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
Travis Childers
Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. Mark Critz [D, PA-12]
Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Kathleen Dahlkemper
Artur Davis
Lincoln Davis
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Steve Driehaus
Thomas Edwards
Brad Ellsworth
Bob Etheridge
Bill Foster
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Barton Gordon
Alan Grayson
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Deborah Halvorson
Phil Hare
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Baron Hill
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Paul Hodes
Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Steve Kagen
Paul Kanjorski
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Ann Kirkpatrick
Rep. Larry Kissell [D, NC-8]
Suzanne Kosmas
Frank Kratovil
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]
Daniel Maffei
Betsy Markey
James Marshall
Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Kendrick Meek
Charles Melancon
Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
Walter Minnick
Harry Mitchell
Alan Mollohan
Dennis Moore
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Scott Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Glenn Nye
James Oberstar
David Obey
Solomon Ortiz
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Thomas Perriello
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2]
Earl Pomeroy
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Ciro Rodriguez
Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
John Salazar
Mark Schauer
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Joe Sestak
Carol Shea-Porter
Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
Ike Skelton
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
Victor Snyder
Zachary Space
John Spratt
Bart Stupak
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
John Tanner
Gene Taylor
Harry Teague
Rep. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
Dina Titus
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
Charles Wilson
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
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Republicans Voting 'Aye'

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R, AL-4]
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
Rep. Steve Austria [R, OH-7]
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6]
Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
James Barrett
Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
Rep. Joe Barton [R, TX-6]
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R, CA-50]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]
Rep. Rob Bishop [R, UT-1]
Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO]
Rep. John Boehner [R, OH-8]
Rep. Jo Bonner [R, AL-1]
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR]
Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
Rep. Kevin Brady [R, TX-8]
Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
Henry Brown
Virginia Brown-Waite
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-13]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
Rep. Dan Burton [R, IN-5]
Stephen Buyer
Rep. Ken Calvert [R, CA-44]
Rep. David Camp [R, MI-4]
Rep. John Campbell [R, CA-48]
Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
Anh Cao
Rep. Shelley Capito [R, WV-2]
Rep. John Carter [R, TX-31]
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6]
Michael Castle
Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R, UT-3]
Rep. Howard Coble [R, NC-6]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6]
Rep. Tom Cole [R, OK-4]
Rep. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R, FL-4]
Rep. John Culberson [R, TX-7]
Rep. Geoff Davis [R, KY-4]
Rep. Charles Dent [R, PA-15]
Lincoln Diaz-Balart
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R, FL-21]
Rep. David Dreier [R, CA-26]
Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
Vernon Ehlers
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
Rep. John Fleming [R, LA-4]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R, VA-4]
Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R, NC-5]
Rep. Trent Franks [R, AZ-2]
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R, CA-24]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R, NJ-5]
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
Rep. Louis Gohmert [R, TX-1]
Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
Rep. Kay Granger [R, TX-12]
Rep. Tom Graves [R, GA-9]
Rep. Samuel Graves [R, MO-6]
Parker Griffith
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R, KY-2]
Rep. Gregg Harper [R, MS-3]
Rep. Doc Hastings [R, WA-4]
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV]
Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R, TX-5]
Rep. Walter Herger [R, CA-2]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R, CA-52]
Bob Inglis
Rep. Darrell Issa [R, CA-49]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R, KS-2]
Rep. Samuel Johnson [R, TX-3]
Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
Rep. Walter Jones [R, NC-3]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R, OH-4]
Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5]
Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL]
Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R, CO-5]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7]
Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
Rep. Robert Latta [R, OH-5]
Rep. Christopher Lee [R, NY-26]
Rep. Jerry Lewis [R, CA-41]
John Linder
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R, OK-3]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R, MO-9]
Rep. Cynthia Lummis [R, WY-0]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R, CA-3]
Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
Rep. Donald Manzullo [R, IL-16]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R, CA-22]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R, CA-4]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11]
Rep. Patrick McHenry [R, NC-10]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R, CA-25]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
Rep. Gary Miller [R, CA-42]
Rep. Jeff Miller [R, FL-1]
Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R, NC-9]
Rep. Devin Nunes [R, CA-21]
Rep. Pete Olson [R, TX-22]
Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
Rep. Erik Paulsen [R, MN-3]
Rep. Mike Pence [R, IN-6]
Rep. Thomas Petri [R, WI-6]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R, PA-16]
Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
Rep. Bill Posey [R, FL-15]
Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
Adam Putnam
George Radanovich
Rep. Dennis Rehberg [R, MT-0]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8]
Rep. Phil Roe [R, TN-1]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, MI-8]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
Rep. Michael Rogers [R, AL-3]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R, CA-46]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R, FL-16]
Rep. Peter Roskam [R, IL-6]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
Rep. Edward Royce [R, CA-40]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R, WI-1]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R, LA-1]
Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
Rep. Aaron Schock [R, IL-18]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R, WI-5]
Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
John Shadegg
Rep. John Shimkus [R, IL-19]
Rep. William Shuster [R, PA-9]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R, ID-2]
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
Rep. Clifford Stearns [R, FL-6]
Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R, PA-5]
Rep. William Thornberry [R, TX-13]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
Rep. Michael Turner [R, OH-3]
Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
Rep. Edward Whitfield [R, KY-1]
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
Rep. Rob Wittman [R, VA-1]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Official Summary

7/28/2010--Passed House amended. 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, sho
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7/28/2010--Passed House amended. 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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  • National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action

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  • Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
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