A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham.

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This concurrent resolution merely authorizes the use of the Capitol rotunda for a ceremonial tribute to a deceased senator. It involves no exercise of coercive federal power, no restriction on individual rights, and no transfer of authority. It is a routine internal housekeeping matter squarely within Congress's constitutional authority to manage its own proceedings and facilities.

• ✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
  The Constitution grants Congress the authority to determine the rules of its proceedings and to manage its own internal affairs. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 provides that 'Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings,' which implicitly includes the use of the Capitol building for official ceremonies. Additionally, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 grants Congress the power to make all la…
• ✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
  The resolution does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition (First Amendment); it does not affect the right to keep and bear arms (Second Amendment); it does not involve quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment); it does not affect criminal proceedings, due proc…
• ✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
  The resolution imposes no restriction on any individual's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely authorizes the use of a government building for a ceremonial event. No individual is compelled to do anything, and no private right is affected. The burden on government to justify restrictions is not triggered because there is no restriction.
• ✓ Passes · Decentralization
  This action is a purely internal matter of the federal legislative branch. It does not involve any policy that could be handled by individuals, local communities, or states. The use of the Capitol rotunda is inherently a federal function, and the resolution does not consolidate any decision-making authority that would otherwise reside at a lower level. It passes all four questions: (1) individuals…
• ✓ Passes · Due process and takings
  The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, and it does not take any private property. It does not involve any adjudicative or administrative proceeding that would require notice or a hearing. There is no due process or takings issue.

Sources: Congress.gov: SCONRES 37 summary