Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Department of Justice relating to "Definition of 'Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms".

This joint resolution nullifies a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule published on April 26, 2022, concerning regulatory definitions and identification of firearms.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 86 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 86

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
 United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Department of Justice 
 relating to ``Definition of `Frame or Receiver' and Identification of 
                              Firearms''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 6, 2022

 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. 
 Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Budd, Mr. 
Carter of Georgia, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
 Gohmert, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hice of 
   Georgia, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Long, Mr. 
 McClintock, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
   Mooney, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, Mr. Norman, Mr. Perry, Mr. 
   Pfluger, Mr. Rosendale, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Steube, Mr. Thompson of 
   Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Keller, Mr. Dunn, Mr. 
Fulcher, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mrs. Fischbach, and Mr. Babin) submitted 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
 United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Department of Justice 
 relating to ``Definition of `Frame or Receiver' and Identification of 
                              Firearms''.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Department of Justice relating to ``Definition of 
`Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms'' (published at 87 
Fed. Reg. 24652 (April 26, 2022)), and such rule shall have no force or 
effect.
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