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8 results for “balanced budget”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
…Congress's constitutional authority over its own proceedings and the federal budget. It does not infringe on any individual rights, does not consolidate power improperly, and adheres to due process requirements. The waiver of points of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 590: Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
This resolution is a routine procedural measure by which the House of Representatives agrees to a Senate amendment to a bill. It concerns the internal legislative process of Congress, which is expressly authorized by the Constitution. It…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish serviceme
HRES 1224 is a procedural resolution that sets the terms for considering several bills. The Constitution expressly grants each house of Congress the authority to determine its own rules of proceeding (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat
HRES 1438 is an internal House rules measure authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It authorizes no surveillance, imposes no mandate on private persons, takes no property, and restricts no Bill of Rights freedom. Substantive…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Res. 713: Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.
The resolution is a disciplinary action by the House of Representatives against one of its members, a power explicitly granted to each chamber by the Constitution. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, as the speech of a…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1423 · Jul 16, 2026
Constitutional Consideration Rule for H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181
…Funding for the study shall come from the DOT's existing administrative budget. Section 2. Consideration of H.R. 8595 (National Security Appropriations). The bill shall be considered as read, but the total appropriations shall be capped at…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 354: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and En
This resolution is a procedural rule governing House consideration of several joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act. It does not itself enact substantive policy, but rather sets the terms for debate and amendment. It is a…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026
The GPO Modernization Act of 2026 is a routine administrative and operational update to the Government Publishing Office and the Library of Congress. It operates squarely within Congress's enumerated powers to manage its own internal…