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National
Key Vote
Exempting Guns from an Estate for Bankruptcy Purposes
Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a debtor in bankruptcy to exempt from the property of his or her estate the aggregate interest in a rifle, shotgun, pistol, or any combination thereof, provided that the value does not exceed $3,000.
Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:hr5827:
House Passage: 07/28/2010 : Bill Passed 307 - 113 (Roll no. 479)
Sponsor: Rep. Boccieri, John (D-OH)
Cosponsors: Rep. Boucher, Frederick (D-VA)
Rep. Burton, Dan (R-IN)
Rep. Capito, Shelley (R-WV)
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael (R-TX)
Rep. Cooper, Jim (D-TN)
Rep. Critz, Mark (D-PA)
Rep. Gordon, Bart (D-TN)
Rep. Grayson, Alan (D-FL)
Rep. Holden, Tim (D-PA)
Rep. Hunter, Duncan Jr. (R-CA)
Rep. Johnson, Samuel (R-TX)
| Rep. Johnson, Timothy (R-IL)
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann (D-AZ)
Rep. Kissell, Lawrence (D-NC)
Rep. Kline, John (R-MN)
Rep. LaTourette, Steven (R-OH)
Rep. Markey, Betsy (D-CO)
Rep. Minnick, Walter (D-ID)
Rep. Murphy, Scott (D-NY)
Rep. Owens, William (D-NY)
Rep. Perriello, Tom (D-VA)
Rep. Peterson, Collin (D-MN)
| Rep. Pomeroy, Earl (D-ND)
Rep. Rahall, Nick II (D-WV)
Rep. Simpson, Michael (R-ID)
Rep. Space, Zachary (D-OH)
Rep. Thornberry, William (R-TX)
Rep. Walden, Greg (R-OR)
Rep. Walz, Timothy (D-MN)
Rep. Wamp, Zach (R-TN)
Rep. Young, Donald (R-AK)
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