Constitution Index · Executive Order 14378 · 2026-01-23
Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council
Latest official status (2026-10-19): amended
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
Continuance of an advisory FEMA Review Council under existing statutory authority, with no new powers, mandates, rights restrictions, or takings. Constitutional executive oversight function.
Article II, Section 1 Article II, Section 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Amendment I Amendment IV Amendment X Amendment V
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Enumerated powers · passes
The President acts under Article II, Section 1 vesting of executive power and Article II, Section 3 duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, implementing a statute passed under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) - chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Continuing an advisory council to assess FEMA and delegating Federal Advisory Committee Act presidential functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security is internal executive management, not a claim of new legislative power.
Bill of Rights · passes
The order creates no restriction on speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, trial rights, or other protections in the first ten Amendments. It merely continues an advisory council under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. No First Amendment or Fourth Amendment or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated.
Individual liberty · passes
The order directs only the executive branch to continue the SI-supported Review Council. It imposes no obligation, prohibition, mandate, or penalty on any person's body, property, speech, labor, or belief. No private conduct is restricted, so no compelling justification is required.
Decentralization · passes
The subject is internal review of an existing federal agency (FEMA). Under the Tenth Amendment, lower levels cannot reform federal agency administration; the minimum necessary level for this oversight function is federal. The order creates no new regulatory power, mandates no state or local compliance, and does not consolidate new decision-making upward - it only extends an advisory body to March 25, 2026, with SI-assisted review functions performed under existing law.
Due process and takings · passes
No liberty or property deprivation, no seizure, no fine, no criminal process, and no taking occurs. Section 4(c) expressly disclaims creation of any enforceable right or benefit, and Section 4(b) requires implementation consistent with applicable law and appropriations. No Fifth Amendment procedural, substantive due process, or Takings Clause issue is present.
Provenance
- Federal Register: Executive Order 14378 · fetched 2026-10-03 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #23 | 2026-10-08 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | c90476f60aca | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: Executive Order 14378, Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council.” VFA Constitution Index, grade 23 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 8, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/23. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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