H.Res. 1095 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

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Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09

Introduced: 2026-03-03

Latest action (2026-03-04): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

What H.Res. 1095 does, in plain terms

This resolution provides for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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Constitutionally sound

Graded 2026-10-09

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This resolution is a procedural rule for considering an appropriations bill. It does not itself enact any substantive policy, restrict rights, or expand federal power beyond what the Constitution already authorizes through the appropriations power (Article I, Section 9, Clause 7). No constitutional violation is present.

  • ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
    The resolution merely sets the terms for floor debate on an appropriations bill. Congress's power to make rules for its own proceedings is explicitly granted by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The underlying appropriations bill falls under Congress's power of the purse (Article I, Section 9, Clause 7).
  • ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
    The resolution does not restrict speech, press, assembly, religion, arms, or any other right protected by the first ten amendments. It is a procedural rule with no substantive impact on individual liberties.
  • ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
    The resolution imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only the internal legislative process of the House of Representatives.
  • ✓ Passes · Decentralization
    This resolution governs only the internal procedure of the federal House of Representatives. It does not preempt state or local authority, impose mandates, or consolidate decision-making upward from individuals, families, communities, or states. The Tenth Amendment is not implicated.
  • ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
    The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It is a purely procedural legislative rule with no effect on due process or takings.

Sources: Congress.gov: HRES 1095 summary

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