02-01-2023, 05:55 PM
Hansel&Grendel' Wrote:Under the CRA, before a rule can take effect, an agency must submit a report to each house of Congress and the comptroller general containing a copy of the rule; a concise general statement describing the rule, including whether it is a major rule; and the proposed effective date of the rule. After receiving the report, Members of Congress have specified time periods during which they must submit and act on a joint resolution of disapproval to take advantage of the CRAs special fast track procedures. If both houses pass the resolution, it is sent to the President for signature or veto. If the President were to veto the resolution, Congress could vote to override the veto. Since its enactment in 1996, the CRA has been used to overturn a total of 20 rules: 1 in the 107th Congress (2001-2002), 16 in the 115th Congress (2017-2018), and 3 in the 117th Congress (2021-2022).
Since the Democrats control the Senate, it's unlikely that the CRA will work on this issue.
Thanks for the Clarification.
On a positive note, the lawsuits are showing up in 5th circuit courtrooms now, and going into courtrooms where ATF has a rather difficult uphill road. At this point, my advise continues to be - just wait. There is a very real chance this will not stand, or at least not as written. Knowing where these cases are going, there's a non-trivial chance NFA may end up with some erosion from this. One of the judges actually already has tossed some parts of GCA '68. He got overruled by appeals court, but the 5th circuit appeals court is different today than it was half a decade ago.
This one is going to be an interesting one to watch.
So if you are potentially affected by this - for now, DO NOTHING and carry on carrying on Don't change/sell/register - just keep shooting it per normal, for now. You have plenty of time to act before May 31, if your personal setting is such that registering or modifying is what you need to do. If I may be so bold to say, of course.
4x P100