Constitution Index · H.Res. 780 · 2025-09-30
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock.
Latest official status (2026-01-08): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
HRES 780 is a procedural resolution that sets the rule for considering another bill. It is a routine exercise of Congress's constitutional authority to determine its own rules under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The resolution does not itself infringe any constitutional rights, restrict individual sovereignty, or violate principles of federalism or due process. Therefore, it receives the highest constitutional grade.
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Amendment X Amendment V
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 grants each House of Congress the power to determine the rules of its proceedings. HRES 780 is a rule for consideration of a bill, squarely within this enumerated power. No federal overreach occurs.
Bill of Rights · passes
The resolution merely establishes a procedural framework for floor debate and amendment. It does not restrict speech, press, assembly, religion, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, or any other right protected by the first ten amendments. No infringement exists.
Individual liberty · passes
HRES 780 imposes no restrictions on individuals' person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only the internal legislative process of the House of Representatives. The government bears no burden to justify a restriction because none is imposed.
Decentralization · passes
The resolution concerns the internal rulemaking of the U.S. House of Representatives, a function that cannot be performed by individuals, families, local communities, or states. It does not consolidate decision-making at a higher level than necessary; it operates at the only level capable of setting House floor procedures. All four questions are answered appropriately, and the Tenth Amendment is not implicated.
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 provides no punishment, no adjudication, and no deprivation. Procedural and substantive due process are not triggered. The Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause is not relevant.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HRES 780 summary · fetched 2026-10-08 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
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| A · #384 | 2026-10-09 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 1d9f52f5b2d4 | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 780, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1834) to advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 384 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 9, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/384. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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