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H.R. 4064

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4064, the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 20, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4064 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb4064/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4064 IH: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-20
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4064  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 20, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Owens , and  Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act  .
2.
Exemptions
Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:
(13)
The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.
 ; and
(2)
in subsection (f)(4)(A)—
(A)
in clause (xiv) by striking  and  at the end;
(B)
in clause (xv) by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(xvi)
The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.
 .
3.
Effective date; application of amendments
(a)
Effective date
Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b)
Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 4064, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4064 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 20, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4064 has taken 2 actions since Jun 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4064 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4064 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act — Short Title(s) 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4064 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Firearms/Guns/Ammunition.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS—Colorado15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANGELO VELTRI115
DUDLEY BROWN115
DUSTIN CURTIS115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 second_quarter$304.8K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$296.6K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 second_quarter$293.3K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2026 first_quarter$289.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GUN RIGHTS2025 fourth_quarter$136.3K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4064 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4064’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr4064/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com