Constitution Index · H.Con.Res. 96 · 2026-05-07

Expressing support for law enforcement officers.

Latest official status (2026-05-14): Received in the Senate.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This concurrent resolution is purely symbolic and expresses support for law enforcement officers. It does not create any binding legal obligations, authorize any government action, restrict any rights, or appropriate any funds. As such, it does not implicate any constitutional provision and is fully consistent with the Constitution.

Article I, Section 8

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Enumerated powers · passes

Congress has the inherent authority to pass non-binding resolutions expressing the sense of the legislature. This does not exercise any enumerated power under Article I, Section 8, but neither does it exceed them because it imposes no legal requirement or expenditure. The resolution is a permissible expression of congressional sentiment.

Bill of Rights · passes

The resolution does not restrict 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 hortatory and does not infringe any provision of the Bill of Rights.

Individual liberty · passes

The resolution imposes no restrictions on individual person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not command, prohibit, or penalize any conduct. Therefore, individual sovereignty is fully preserved.

Decentralization · passes

The resolution is a non-binding expression of support and does not consolidate decision-making authority at any level of government. It does not preempt state or local action, nor does it require any entity to act. The four-question test is not meaningfully implicated, but to the extent it applies, the resolution passes all questions because it imposes no obligations.

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 bypass any procedural or substantive due process protections. No due process or takings issue arises.

Provenance

Grade ID
313
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2026-10-09 06:10 UTC
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Con.Res. 96, Expressing support for law enforcement officers..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 313 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 9, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/313. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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