# 117-hr-7493: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022

117-hr-7493, Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7493
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Introduced: 2022-04-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Jacobs, Chris [R-NY-27] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022 This bill modifies federal bankruptcy law to allow an individual debtor to exempt from their bankruptcy estate one or more firearms up to a total maximum value of $3,000. The bill also specifies that such firearms are household goods that are not subject to liens in bankruptcy.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Cawthorn, Madison [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2022-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7493 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7493)

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