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A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
Jul 17, 1995
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Standing Rules of the Senate to require 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. Makes it out of order for the Senate to consider legislation that does not comply with this Act.

What's happening now July 17, 1995

Referred to the Committee on Rules.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 5, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 152: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-152/
MLA
"S. Res. 152: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-152/.
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S. Res. 152, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-152/.
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[S. Res. 152: A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to require a clause in each bill and resolution to specify the constitutional authority of the Congress for enactment, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-152/)
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