S.J.Res. 83: 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 "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

S.J.Res. 83: 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 "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

118th Congress · introduced 2024-05-15 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

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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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Definition of 'Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118sjres83.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sjres>

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Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 46 cosponsors

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

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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-118sjres83.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong118-sjres83 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118