A resolution commemorating the continuation of the semicentennial of hip hop and designating August 11, 2025, as "Hip Hop Celebration Day", designating August 2025 as "Hip Hop Recognition Month", and designating November 2025 as "Hip Hop History Month".

The proposed resolution is a simple expression of the Senate's commendation for a cultural milestone, possessing no coercive force upon the people or states. The Constitution vests each House with authority to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings' (Article I, Section 5, Clause 3), encompassing the adoption of non-binding resolutions for recognition or commemoration, which do not enact law or infringe upon enumerated powers. Such acts fall within the internal proceedings of the legislative body, as defended in Federalist No. 66, wherein the Senate's independent deliberative capacity is uphel…

The federal Congress possesses only those powers expressly delegated by the Constitution, and no authority is granted therein to designate days or months for the commemoration of particular arts or cultural forms such as hip hop. Such resolutions intrude upon matters properly reserved to the States or the people, exceeding the strict limits of federal legislative power and infringing the principles of divided sovereignty essential to liberty. While harmless in appearance, they erode the boundaries of enumerated powers by implying a general authority over culture and recognition, which the fram…

This Senate resolution is a non-binding expression commemorating a cultural milestone and designating observances, falling within the Senate's authority to determine the rules of its proceedings and to keep and publish a journal thereof. It enacts no law, compels no action, appropriates no funds, and binds neither the states nor the people. As such, it constitutes no exercise of substantive legislative power beyond the internal management of the body's deliberations, consistent with the careful enumeration of congressional authority.

The resolution in question is a non-binding expression of the Senate, commemorating a cultural milestone without appropriating funds, mandating action, or coercing any individual. Such acts fall within the broad legislative discretion afforded to Congress under its vested powers. The ends—recognizing cultural history—are legitimate pursuits conducive to the general welfare implied in the constitutional framework, and the means—a simple resolution—are plainly adapted and not prohibited. This does not infringe upon any reserved powers of the states or individual rights, as it imposes no duty or …