Constitution Index · H.Res. 1441 · 2026-07-20

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9586) to deliver priority legislation.

Latest official status (2026-07-20): Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This resolution is a procedural rule for considering a bill in the House of Representatives. It does not itself enact any substantive law, restrict rights, or expand federal power. It falls squarely within the constitutional authority of each chamber to determine its own rules of proceeding under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. No rights are infringed, no sovereignty is violated, and no due process or takings issues arise. The grade is A.

Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Amendment X

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Enumerated powers · passes

Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the Constitution grants each House of Congress the power to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' This resolution is a procedural rule for considering a bill, which is a core legislative function. No substantive law is enacted, so no question of enumerated powers beyond this procedural authority arises.

Bill of Rights · passes

This resolution does not regulate speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, seizures, trials, punishments, or any other right protected by the first ten amendments. It merely sets the terms for floor debate and voting on a bill. No infringement occurs.

Individual liberty · passes

The resolution imposes no restrictions on any individual's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It is an internal legislative procedure that does not reach private conduct. The government has not restricted any individual freedom, so no compelling justification is needed.

Decentralization · passes

This resolution governs only the internal proceedings of the House of Representatives. It does not preempt state or local authority, does not consolidate decision-making upward, and does not involve matters that individuals, families, or local communities could handle. The Tenth Amendment is not implicated because the resolution does not exercise any power beyond the House's own internal rulemaking.

Due process and takings · passes

The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property for public use. It is a procedural rule for legislative consideration, not an adjudicative or executive action affecting individual rights. No due process or takings issue arises.

Provenance

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982
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