S.J.Res. 20: 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'".

S.J.Res. 20: 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'".

118th Congress · introduced 2023-03-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
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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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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'".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sjres20.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sjres>

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Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · 46 cosponsors

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Roger Marshall (R-KS), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Lee (R-UT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Thom Tillis (R-NC), James Lankford (R-OK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Steve Daines (R-MT), John Thune (R-SD), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Todd Young (R-IN), John Boozman (R-AR), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ted Budd (R-NC), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Rand Paul (R-KY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tim Scott (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] reported raising $11.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sjres20.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong118-sjres20 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118