Constitution Index · H.Res. 566 · 2025-07-02
Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Latest official status (2025-07-03): Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of a reconciliation bill. It does not enact substantive law, appropriate funds, or restrict rights. It operates within the House's constitutional authority to determine its own rules and proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. No enumerated power is exceeded, no rights are infringed, and the resolution does not consolidate power upward beyond the House's internal governance.
Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 Article I, Section 1
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Enumerated powers · passes
The House of Representatives has explicit constitutional authority to determine the rules of its own proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. This resolution is a procedural rule for considering a reconciliation bill, which is a legislative function expressly granted to Congress under Article I, Section 1. It does not exceed any enumerated power.
Bill of Rights · passes
The resolution is purely procedural and does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. It has no effect on any of the first ten amendments.
Individual liberty · passes
The resolution imposes no restrictions on individual conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It only sets the terms for debate and voting on a bill in the House. Individuals are not affected directly by this procedural rule.
Decentralization · passes
This resolution concerns the internal procedure of the House of Representatives, a federal legislative body. It does not involve individual, local, or state action. The four-question test is not applicable because the action is inherently a federal legislative function, and it does not consolidate decision-making beyond the House's own constitutional role.
Due process and takings · passes
The resolution does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It provides for a structured debate and vote, which is consistent with procedural fairness in legislative proceedings. No due process or takings concerns arise.
Provenance
- Official text: HRES 566 (Engrossed in House) · fetched 2026-10-08 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #500 | 2026-10-10 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 9ce7523c4697 | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.Res. 566, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 500 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 10, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/500. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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