Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 44) 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 "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'stabilizing braces'"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 277) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 288) to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1615) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to ban gas stoves; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R 1640) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Conventional Cooking Products", and for other purposes.

What it does

• H.J. Res. 44 (nullifies the rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives titled Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached "Stabilizing Braces", which establishes criteria for determining whether a firearm equipped with an attached stabilizing brace that facilitates shoulder fire is a rifle subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act),

• H.R. 277 (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2023 or the REINS Act of 2023, which revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking, including by establishing a congressional approval process for a major rule),

• H.R. 288 (Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023 or SOPRA, which authorizes courts, when reviewing agency actions, to decide questions of law without giving deference to the agency's interpretation),

• H.R. 1615 (Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which prohibits the Consumer Product Safety Commission from using federal funds to regulate gas stoves in a manner that prohibits their sale or use or substantially increases their price), and

• H.R. 1640 (Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which places limits on energy conservation standards for kitchen ranges or ovens under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act).

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jun 13, 2023 (Passed House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.