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US SJRes20

US SJRes20
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".


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Introduced
03/15/2023
In Committee
03/15/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached ‘Stabilizing Braces’ ’’.

AI Summary

This Joint Resolution, passed by Congress, formally rejects and nullifies a rule proposed by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concerning how firearms equipped with "stabilizing braces" are classified. The ATF's rule, published in the Federal Register, aimed to establish criteria for determining whether these braces would cause a firearm to be classified as a short-barreled rifle, which carries stricter regulations. By disapproving this rule under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the United States Code, Congress is preventing the ATF's proposed classification criteria from taking effect, meaning firearms with attached stabilizing braces will not be subject to the new regulations as outlined by the ATF.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (47)

John Neely Kennedy (R)* John Barrasso (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  John Boozman (R),  Katie Boyd Britt (R),  Mike Braun (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  Deb Fischer (R),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Bill Hagerty (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  James Lankford (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Rand Paul (R),  Pete Ricketts (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Mitt Romney (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Eric Schmitt (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Tommy Tuberville (R),  J.D. Vance (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 03/15/2023)

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