Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

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H. Res. 294 is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of several measures in the House of Representatives. It does not itself enact substantive law, but rather sets the terms for debate and amendment on other bills and resolutions. The resolution is a routine exercise of the House's constitutional authority to determine its own rules and proceedings, and it does not infringe upon any constitutional rights or exceed the enumerated powers of Congress. The underlying measures it schedules for consideration are not being graded here; only the procedural resolution itself is assessed.

• ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
  The Constitution grants each house of Congress the power to determine the rules of its proceedings (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). H. Res. 294 is a resolution that sets the terms for considering specific legislation, which is squarely within this authority. It does not purport to exercise any substantive legislative power beyond the House's internal governance, and therefore does not exceed the …
• ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
  The resolution is purely procedural and does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, the press, petition, the right to bear arms, quartering of soldiers, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial by jury, or cruel and unusual punishment. It does not infringe upon any of the protections in the first ten amendments. The resolution merely sets the terms for debate and amend…
• ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
  The resolution does not restrict the actions of any individual with respect to their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It is an internal rule of the House that governs legislative procedure. It imposes no obligations or prohibitions on private citizens, and therefore does not burden individual sovereignty in any way.
• ✓ Passes · Decentralization
  The resolution is a matter of federal legislative procedure, which by its nature cannot be handled by individuals, local communities, or states. The Constitution vests the House with the authority to make its own rules, and this resolution exercises that authority. It does not consolidate decision-making at a higher level than necessary; rather, it is the appropriate level for determining how the …
• ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
  The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property for public use. It does not bypass due process or the presumption of innocence. It is a procedural rule that provides for debate and amendment, and it does not adjudicate any rights. The resolution is not arbitrary or capricious; it is a standard exercise of the House's rulemaking authority.

Sources: Official text: HRES 294 (Engrossed in House)