H.R. 4064

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · June 20, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Tenney · Committee: Committee on the Judiciary

Table of contents

• H.R. 4064
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Exemptions
  • SEC. 3. Effective date; application of amendments

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act.

SEC. 2. Exemptions

• Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
  • The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.
  • in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:
  • in subsection (f)(4)(A)—
    • in clause (xiv) by striking and at the end;
    • in clause (xv) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
      • (xvi) The debtor's aggregate interest, not to exceed $3,000 in value, in a single firearm or firearms.
    • by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 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.