Constitution Index · H.Res. 1174 · 2026-04-15
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6398) to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6409) to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1156) expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
Latest official status (2026-04-15): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
HRES 1174 is a procedural resolution that sets the terms for debating and voting on several bills. It does not enact any substantive law, impose any restrictions on rights, or expand federal power beyond the House's explicit constitutional authority to determine its own rules of proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The resolution itself infringes no constitutional provisions and raises no rights or sovereignty concerns.
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
The House of Representatives has explicit constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' HRES 1174 is a rule providing for consideration of specific bills and a resolution, which falls squarely within that enumerated power. No federal power overreach occurs.
Bill of Rights · passes
The resolution 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 first ten amendments. It is a purely procedural measure with no impact on individual liberties.
Individual liberty · passes
HRES 1174 does not restrict any person's control over their own person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely governs the internal legislative process of the House. No government justification is needed because no restriction is imposed.
Decentralization · passes
The resolution is an internal procedural rule of the House of Representatives. It does not affect the ability of individuals, families, local communities, or states to handle their own affairs. It does not consolidate decision-making upward beyond the minimum necessary; rather, it is a routine exercise of the House's own rulemaking power. All four decentralization questions are satisfied.
Due process and takings · passes
The resolution does not bypass any procedural due process, does not presume guilt, and does not take any private property. It is a legislative rule that provides notice and an orderly process for considering bills. No due process or takings clause issue arises.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HRES 1174 summary · fetched 2026-10-08 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
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| A · #338 | 2026-10-09 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 08c97b7562a2 | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 1174, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and handling of air quality monitoring data influenced by exceptional events or actions to mitigate wildfire risk; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6398) to amend the Clean Air Act relating to review by the Environmental Protection Agency of proposed legislation; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6409) to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify standards for emissions emanating from outside of the United States, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1156) expressing support for tax policies that support working families..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 338 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 9, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/338. Accessed 2026-10-20.
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