Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

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This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of three bills. The House has explicit constitutional authority to determine the rules of its own proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The underlying bills fall within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal appropriations. Nothing in the resolution restricts individual rights, violates due process, or improperly centralizes power beyond the necessary federal role.

• ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
  The resolution sets the terms for House consideration of legislation, which is expressly authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The underlying bills concern energy efficiency standards for showerheads and manufactured housing, which fall within Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause power, and the consolidated appropriations bill falls within Congress's appropriations aut…
• ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
  The resolution does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, the press, petition, arms, quartering, searches, seizures, criminal procedure, jury trial, or cruel punishment. It is a purely procedural measure and does not infringe any provision of the First through Tenth Amendments.
• ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
  The resolution imposes no restriction on any person's property, labor, speech, belief, or bodily autonomy. It merely sets the procedural terms for considering legislation. The underlying bills, as summarized, do not themselves restrict individual sovereignty but rather alter federal regulatory definitions and enforcement.
• ✓ Passes · Decentralization
  The resolution is internal congressional procedure, which cannot be performed by individuals, local communities, or states. The underlying measures involve federal regulatory standards and federal appropriations, areas where Congress has a legitimate role. The resolution does not consolidate power upward beyond the minimum necessary; it simply enables the House to consider legislation under its ow…
• ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
  The resolution does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property, does not trigger due process protections, and does not take property for public use without just compensation. The Fifth Amendment is not implicated.

Sources: Congress.gov: HRES 977 summary