Constitution Index · H.Res. 936 · 2025-12-09
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Latest official status (2025-12-10): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
This resolution is a procedural rule of the House of Representatives under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which grants each chamber the power to determine its own rules. It does not enact any substantive law, infringe any rights, or consolidate power beyond the necessary internal functioning of Congress. All constitutional checks are satisfied.
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Article I, Section 5 Amendment V
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
The House has explicit constitutional authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 to determine the rules of its proceedings. This resolution is a rule for considering specific bills and falls squarely within that enumerated power.
Bill of Rights · passes
The resolution does not restrict speech, press, assembly, religion, arms, or any other right protected by the Bill of Rights. It is a purely procedural measure that does not affect individual liberties.
Individual liberty · passes
The resolution imposes no restrictions on personal conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely sets the terms for legislative debate and does not burden individual sovereignty in any way.
Decentralization · passes
The resolution is an internal procedural rule of the House, which by its nature cannot be handled by individuals, local communities, or states. It does not consolidate decision-making upward because it is a core function of the federal legislature under Article I, Section 5. No substantive action is taken that could be decentralized.
Due process and takings · passes
The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It involves no adjudicative or executive action that would trigger due process or takings protections under the Fifth Amendment.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HRES 936 summary · fetched 2026-10-08 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
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| A · #407 | 2026-10-09 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 04f0974bb287 | current |
Cite this
Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 936, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 407 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 9, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/407. Accessed 2026-10-20.
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