United States · Resolution · SCONRES
S.Con.Res. 79 (95th)
A concurrent resolution disapproving proposed regulations of the Department of the Treasury requiring centralized registration of firearms and other matters.
Introduced
13 April 1978
Last action
19 April 1978 · Committee
Status
Rereferred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT], Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV], Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI], Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX], Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID], Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH], Sen. Hatfield, Paul [D-MT], Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA], Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM], Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA], Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA], Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA], Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK], Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Declares that certain proposed regulations of the Department of the Treasury regarding centralized firearms sales recordkeeping and other firearms control measures exceed the Department's authority, and directs that the regulations be withdrawn.
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Timeline
13 April 1978
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
13 April 1978
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 April 1978
Introduced
Rereferred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
19 April 1978
Discharge
Committee on Finance discharged in Senate.
Source: Discharge
19 April 1978
Committee
Committee on Finance discharged in Senate.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 April 1978
Sponsors
- Sen. McClure, James A. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hansen, Clifford P. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. McIntyre, Thomas J. [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hatfield, Paul [D-MT] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Durkin, John A. [D-NH] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Talmadge, Herman E. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, William Lloyd [R-VA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Clark, Dick [D-IA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Young, Milton R. [R-ND] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stone, Richard (Dick) [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/79
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/sconres/79
- us · 95-sconres-79 · source updated 10 August 2026