Constitution Index · H.Res. 580 · 2025-07-15
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Latest official status (2025-07-16): On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 212 (Roll no. 198).
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of several bills in the House of Representatives. It does not enact substantive policy, appropriate funds, or regulate conduct. It operates entirely within the House's constitutional authority to determine its own rules and proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. No rights are infringed, no powers are exceeded, and no due process or takings concerns arise. The resolution is fully constitutional.
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
The resolution is a procedural measure under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which grants each House of Congress the power to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' It sets the terms for debate, amendment, and consideration of specific bills. This is a core legislative function explicitly delegated to the House. No enumerated power is exceeded because the resolution itself does not exercise any substantive federal power; it merely structures how the House will consider other legislation.
Bill of Rights · passes
The resolution does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, or any other protected right. It is purely procedural and internal to the House. It does not affect any individual's rights under the Bill of Rights.
Individual liberty · passes
The resolution imposes no restrictions on individuals' person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not create any criminal or civil liability, nor does it authorize any government action against individuals. It only governs how Members of the House may debate and vote on certain bills. Individual sovereignty is untouched.
Decentralization · passes
This resolution concerns the internal procedures of the House of Representatives. It does not involve any action by individuals, local communities, or states. The question of decentralization is inapplicable because the resolution is a matter of federal legislative procedure, which by its nature must be handled at the federal level. It does not consolidate any decision-making authority that could be exercised at a lower level; it is the House exercising its own constitutional authority over its own proceedings.
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 does not affect any individual's procedural or substantive due process rights. The resolution is a rule of legislative procedure, not a law that applies to persons or property. No due process or takings issue arises.
Provenance
- Official text: HRES 580 (Engrossed in House) · fetched 2026-10-08 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #491 | 2026-10-10 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 69dae1bcc67c | current |
Cite this
Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 580, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 491 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 10, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/491. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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