House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep. Tim Griffin R-ARWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 1, 2011 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1181.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1987):Article I Section 8 Clause 4 (Bankruptcy Clause). Article I Section 8 Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause).Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 110 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1181, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1181
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
b364d90fb6c6b676023b2c78e1138cd964d4c60c8bd55ce295b74365a5bc2d15
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1181, last updated August 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
41 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 41 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Tom Cole (R-OK), K. Conaway (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Mark Critz (D-PA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), John Duncan (R-TN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Andy Harris (R-MD), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tim Holden (D-PA), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Steve King (R-IA), John Kline (R-MN), Robert Latta (R-OH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Connie Mack (R-FL), Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) and 11 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Griffin.
- H.R. 3869 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the "Sidney…
- H.R. 3870 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the "Nicky 'Nick'…
- H.R. 4078 (112th) Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
- H.R. 3481 (112th) Stop Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act of 2011
- H.R. 3480 (112th) EPIC Act
- H.R. 3194 (112th) Job Creation and Regulatory Freeze Act of 2011
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.