Constitution Index · H.R. 1832 · 2025-03-04
To establish "Golden Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.
Latest official status (2025-03-04): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
This bill is a simple labeling authorization for a fish species, which falls within the federal government's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The action is appropriately at the federal level given the interstate nature of food labeling, and it does not consolidate decision-making beyond what is necessary for uniform national commerce standards.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
The bill regulates the labeling of fish sold in interstate commerce, which falls under Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. This is a permissible exercise of the Commerce Clause.
Bill of Rights · passes
The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, fair trial, jury, cruel and unusual punishment, or any other right protected by the Bill of Rights. It merely permits a specific label, which is a commercial regulation, not a restriction on protected expression.
Individual liberty · passes
The bill does not restrict any individual's control over their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It actually expands the options available to sellers by allowing an additional market name. No compelling constitutional justification is needed because no restriction is imposed.
Decentralization · passes
The bill passes all four questions: (1) An individual or family could not effectively handle interstate labeling standards alone, as uniform national labeling is necessary for consumer protection and market efficiency. (2) A local community or county could not handle this without state involvement because fish are sold across state lines. (3) A state could not handle this without federal involvement because inconsistent state labeling laws would burden interstate commerce. (4) The action does not consolidate decision-making at a higher level than necessary; federal oversight of food labeling is a well-established and minimal necessary level for interstate commerce.
Due process and takings · passes
The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process, nor does it take private property for public use without just compensation. It is a permissive labeling change that does not affect any vested rights.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HR 1832 summary · fetched 2026-10-09 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #719 | 2026-10-11 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 2a0baaac1d50 | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.R. 1832, To establish "Golden Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 719 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 11, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/719. Accessed 2026-10-20.
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