Providing that section 11 of House Resolution 1224 shall have no force or effect.

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This resolution is a purely procedural measure concerning the internal rules of the House of Representatives. It removes a requirement from a previous resolution that mandated the inclusion of a specific bill's text into another bill. The Constitution explicitly grants each chamber the authority to determine its own rules (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). The resolution does not infringe any constitutional rights, restrict individual sovereignty, centralize power beyond the necessary legislative process, or implicate due process or takings. It is fully constitutional.

• ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
  Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the Constitution provides that 'Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' HRES 1274 is a rule change within the House's exclusive authority to manage its own legislative process. No external enumerated power is needed; this is an inherent power of the legislative branch.
• ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
  The resolution does not regulate speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, cruel punishment, or any other right protected by the Bill of Rights. It is a purely internal procedural action with no effect on individual liberties.
• ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
  The resolution imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not command or forbid any conduct by individuals. It only alters the legislative packaging of two bills within the House. Individual sovereignty is untouched.
• ✓ Passes · Decentralization
  This resolution concerns only the internal procedure of the House of Representatives. It does not involve any action that could be handled by individuals, local communities, or states. The four-question test is not applicable to internal legislative rules, but if applied: (1) individuals cannot set House rules; (2) local communities cannot; (3) states cannot; (4) the action does not consolidate de…
• ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
  The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property; it does not involve a hearing, notice, or adjudication. It does not take private property for public use. The Fifth Amendment's Due Process and Takings Clauses are not engaged.

Sources: Congress.gov: HRES 1274 summary