Constitution Index · H.Res. 672 · 2025-09-03

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes.

Latest official status (2025-09-03): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of an appropriations bill and three Congressional Review Act disapproval resolutions. It does not itself enact substantive law, appropriate funds, or restrict rights. It falls squarely within Congress's constitutional authority to determine its own rules of proceeding under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. No enumerated power is exceeded, no rights are infringed, and the resolution does not consolidate power or bypass due process. The grade is A.

Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Article I, Section 8, Clause 1

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Enumerated powers · passes

The resolution is a rule for the consideration of legislation, which is a core exercise of Congress's constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' It does not itself exercise any substantive power beyond that procedural authority. The underlying bills are within Congress's enumerated powers (appropriations under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and disapproval of agency rules under the Congressional Review Act, which is a valid exercise of Congress's legislative power).

Bill of Rights · passes

The resolution does not affect speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. It is purely procedural and does not infringe any provision of the Bill of Rights.

Individual liberty · passes

The resolution imposes no restrictions on individual conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely sets the terms for floor debate and votes on other measures. It does not burden individual liberty in any way.

Decentralization · passes

This is a procedural rule for the House of Representatives. It does not involve individual, local, or state action; it is an internal legislative matter. The four-question test is not applicable to internal congressional procedure, but even if applied, the resolution does not consolidate decision-making upward because it is the legislative branch exercising its own constitutional function. The underlying appropriations and disapproval resolutions are federal matters, but this resolution itself does not shift power from states to the federal government.

Due process and takings · passes

The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It does not bypass any procedural or substantive due process requirements. It is a procedural rule for legislative consideration, which is a legitimate exercise of congressional authority.

Provenance

Grade ID
480
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 672, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ‘‘Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan’’; and for other purposes..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 480 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 10, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/480. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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