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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jul 28, 2010
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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Rep. Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16] · D–OH
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 552.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 113 (Roll no. 479). (text: CR 7/27/2010 H6137)
House roll call 479 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 307 - 113 (Roll no. 479).(text: CR 7/27/2010 H6137)
House roll call 479 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6215-6216)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5827.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6137-6139)
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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