Constitution Index · H.Res. 1095 · 2026-03-03

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Latest official status (2026-03-04): 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 for considering an appropriations bill. It does not itself enact any substantive policy, restrict rights, or expand federal power beyond what the Constitution already authorizes through the appropriations power (Article I, Section 9, Clause 7). No constitutional violation is present.

Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Amendment X

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Enumerated powers · passes

The resolution merely sets the terms for floor debate on an appropriations bill. Congress's power to make rules for its own proceedings is explicitly granted by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. The underlying appropriations bill falls under Congress's power of the purse (Article I, Section 9, Clause 7).

Bill of Rights · passes

The resolution does not restrict speech, press, assembly, religion, arms, or any other right protected by the first ten amendments. It is a procedural rule with no substantive impact on individual liberties.

Individual liberty · passes

The resolution imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only the internal legislative process of the House of Representatives.

Decentralization · passes

This resolution governs only the internal procedure of the federal House of Representatives. It does not preempt state or local authority, impose mandates, or consolidate decision-making upward from individuals, families, communities, or states. 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. It is a purely procedural legislative rule with no effect on due process or takings.

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370
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 1095, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 370 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 9, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/370. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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