Constitution Index · H.Res. 1140 · 2026-03-26

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

Latest official status (2026-06-09): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

House rules measure under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 with no rights limit, no liberty limit, and no taking. Grade A.

Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Amendment V

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Enumerated powers · passes

The House has direct text authority for this act under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which lets each House set the rules of its proceedings. A special rule providing for consideration of a bill is the core use of that power, not an extension of federal power over labor or commerce.

Bill of Rights · passes

This is a House procedure measure setting terms for debate on H.R. 5408. It does not limit speech, press, religion, assembly, arms, searches, trial rights, or other protections under Amendments 1 through 10. No person is silenced, searched, or punished by this resolution.

Individual liberty · passes

The resolution directs only House members and staff on debate structure for H.R. 5408. It places no limit on a person's body, property, speech, labor, or belief, and the government bears no burden to defend here because no private liberty is restricted.

Decentralization · passes

Internal rules for debate in the House cannot be handled by a person, county, or state. Under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, each House sets its own rules. This resolution keeps decision-making at that proper level and moves no labor-policy power upward by itself.

Due process and takings · passes

No hearing is denied and no property is taken. The resolution gives notice of how the House will consider the bill, which supports orderly process under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. Any Fifth Amendment due process or takings issue would belong to the underlying labor bill, not to this scheduling step.

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291
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 1140, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 291 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 8, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/291. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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