I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6734 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce 
proposed ATF Rule 2022R–17, entitled ‘‘Definition of ‘Engaged in the 
Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 13, 2023 
Mr. CLYDE (for himself, Mr. ALFORD, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. BOST, Mr. SMITH 
of Nebraska, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. WEBER 
of Texas, Mr. OGLES, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. 
BURLISON, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. WESTERMAN, 
Mr. ROSE, Mr. POSEY, Mr. CRANE, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. ROY, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. 
FINSTAD, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. 
NEHLS, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mrs. BICE, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. 
PALMER, Mr. BACON, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
YAKYM, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. WEBSTER
of Florida, Ms. 
HAGEMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. BABIN, Mr. EZELL, Mr. CARTER of 
Texas, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. FRY, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Ms. BOEBERT, Mr. 
LANGWORTHY, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
WALTZ, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. 
ADERHOLT, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. HILL, Mr. HERN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. 
STEUBE, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. LATTA, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. AUSTIN 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MOONEY, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. JOHN-
SON of Ohio, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, 
Mr. ALLEN, Mr. SELF, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. ARRINGTON, 
Mr. BURCHETT, and Mr. CARL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
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A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, 
or enforce proposed ATF Rule 2022R–17, entitled ‘‘Defi-
nition of ‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Fire-
arms’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stopping Unconstitu-
tional Background Checks Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO FI-
NALIZE, 
IMPLEMENT, 
OR 
ENFORCE 
PRO-
POSED ATF RULE 2022R–17, ENTITLED ‘‘DEFI-
NITION OF ‘ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS’ AS A 
DEALER IN FIREARMS’’. 
No Federal funds may be used to finalize, implement, 
or enforce the rule proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, entitled ‘‘Definition of 
‘Engaged in the Business’ as a Dealer in Firearms’’, in 
the notice of proposed rulemaking 2022R–17, signed by 
the Attorney General on August 30, 2023, or any substan-
tially similar rule. 
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