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HR 2270 104th Congress House Congress Constitutional law Law Legislation Legislative resolutions

To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 6, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 6, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires a constitutional authority clause to follow the enacting clause of any Act of Congress or the resolving clause of any joint resolution. Requires a similar clause before each title, section, subsection, or paragraph which relies on a different constitutional provision.

What's happening now October 2, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
Sanford, Mark
· Jul 18, 1996
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 23, 1996
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 7, 1995
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 10, 1995
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 27, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2270: To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2270/
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"H.R. 2270: To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2270/.
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H.R. 2270, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2270/.
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