HR 8208 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Stop the BIS Rule Act

Introduced May 1, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Mark E. Green R-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · May 1, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 1, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2024 to Sep 27, 2024; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-VABen ClineOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-NCDan BishopOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 1, 2024
R-WIGlenn GrothmanMay 6, 2024
R-TXRoger WilliamsMay 6, 2024
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyMay 10, 2024
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVMay 16, 2024
R-NYClaudia TenneyMay 17, 2024
R-ALBarry MooreMay 22, 2024
R-GABarry LoudermilkJun 7, 2024
R-NCGregory F. MurphyAug 27, 2024
R-FLByron DonaldsSep 27, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred May 1, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 1, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the use of federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security relating to enhancing the control structure for firearms and related items and advancing human rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 75, May 1, 2024, page H2830.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to finalize, implement, or enforce the interim final rule of the Bureau of Industry and Security relating to enhancing the control structure for firearms and related items and advancing human rights issued on April 26, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 34680).
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Stop the BIS Rule Act
Stop the Bureaucratic Ineptitude Shuttering Respectable and Upstanding Lawful Exporters Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2024Introduced in House

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