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4 results for “balanced budget”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
SCONRES 7 is a routine internal congressional budget framework for FY2025 through FY2034. It stays inside the taxing, borrowing, and appropriations powers, imposes no rights burden, takes no property, and centralizes nothing that a lower…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8365 · May 15, 2026
Federal Court Monitor Transparency Act
…salary annually, funded only through case-specific fees or existing judiciary budgets. Unauthorized expenses trigger automatic review and clawback. The Judicial Conference will compile annual reports on monitor usage, shared publicly and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025
…on injunctions is a procedural rule, which Congress may enact, but it must be balanced against the judiciary's inherent equitable powers. The bill does not directly infringe on any specific right enumerated in the Bill of Rights. However,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
Federal housing aid through conditional spending has a plausible basis in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and the bill avoids direct rights violations, takings, or due-process denials. It loses ground because housing, zoning, permitting,…