May 16, 2024 - WASHINGTON – Senator Ron Johnson has released the following:
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined 43 of his Senate GOP colleagues in introducing a joint resolution of disapproval under theCongressional Review Actto strike down the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) rule on the definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Dealer in Firearms, which ignores the law and congressional intent. The rule flagrantly violates the Constitution by requiring anyone who sells a firearm to register as a federal firearm licensee.
Sen. Johnson is joined on this resolution by Senators Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), James Lankford (R-Okla.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.),J.D. Vance (R-Ohio),John Barrasso, M.D. (R-Wyo.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).
Full text of the resolution can be foundhere.
Source: Senator Ron Johnson
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