House joint resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
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 relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Clyde R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2023
- Committee actionApr 19, 2023
- Passed HouseJun 13, 2023 · 219–210
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 22, 2023 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 44.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 44, a joint resolution 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 relating to ‘‘Factoring Criteria for Firearms with A” on June 9, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59259
- CBO publication date
- June 9, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 44, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/44
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-69 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on May 17, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 17, 2023 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/69
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 44, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/44
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- 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. 169, No. 50, March 17, 2023, Page H1296):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution states: The single subject of this legislation is: To repeal the Biden Administration's pistol brace rule.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2023 ↗
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- Statement length
- 163 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 44, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hjres/44
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
188 cosponsors — 188 Republicans
0 of 188 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Barr (R-KY), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Bost (R-IL), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), John Carter (R-TX) and 158 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.