[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6734

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce 
 proposed ATF Rule 2022R-17, entitled ``Definition of `Engaged in the 
                  Business' as a Dealer in Firearms''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 2023

Mr. Clyde (for himself, Mr. Alford, Mr. Collins, Mr. Bost, Mr. Smith of 
   Nebraska, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Weber of 
    Texas, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. 
Feenstra, Mr. Baird, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Burlison, 
Ms. Tenney, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Issa, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Rose, Mr. Posey, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Higgins of 
Louisiana, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Massie, 
Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Donalds, Mr. 
 Perry, Mr. Roy, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Good of 
     Virginia, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. Cammack, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Kelly of 
Mississippi, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Kelly of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Griffith, Mrs. Bice, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. 
 Palmer, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Yakym, 
  Mr. Burgess, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Harris, Mr. McCormick, Mr. 
  Fleischmann, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Hageman, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. 
Babin, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. 
   Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fry, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. 
Boebert, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Gosar, 
   Mr. Waltz, Mr. Kustoff, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Norman, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. 
Aderholt, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hern, Mr. Moran, Mr. Steube, Mr. 
 Brecheen, Mr. Latta, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. 
 Mooney, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. DesJarlais, 
 Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Allen, Mr. Self, Mr. Stauber, 
Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Burchett, and Mr. Carl) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce 
 proposed ATF Rule 2022R-17, entitled ``Definition of `Engaged in the 
                  Business' as a Dealer in Firearms''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Unconstitutional Background 
Checks Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO FINALIZE, IMPLEMENT, OR 
              ENFORCE PROPOSED ATF RULE 2022R-17, ENTITLED ``DEFINITION 
              OF `ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS' AS A DEALER IN FIREARMS''.

    No Federal funds may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 
rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives, entitled ``Definition of `Engaged in the Business' as a 
Dealer in Firearms'', in the notice of proposed rulemaking 2022R-17, 
signed by the Attorney General on August 30, 2023, or any substantially 
similar rule.
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