Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 144.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CLYDE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 85, May 16, 2024, Page H3330):
  Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof The single subject of this legislation is: To repeal the Biden Administration's ``Engaged in the Business'' Rule
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 16, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

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  415 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.J.Res. 144, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/144

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  May 27, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  32bc4245014c3f71b9a2e3b14de2dc38e77905a2f74558d3fcfdfba9977d2c34

  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 May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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