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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a…

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Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, including amendments and conference reports.

Introduced: December 7, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Dec 7, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXI (Restrictions on Certain Bills) of the Rules of the House of Representatives to make it out of order to consider any bill or joint resolution, conference report, or amendment unless it contains a statement appropriately citing the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution as a basis for enacting the law proposed by such measure.

Allows a statement of constitutionality to cite the 9th or 10th Amendment to the Constitution to the extent that any measure limits or abolishes any federal activity, spending, or power overall.

States that invoking the common defense clause, the general welfare clause, or the necessary and proper clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Rule.

Makes it out of order to consider a rule or order waiving the application of this resolution.

What's happening now December 7, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2010
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Dec 7, 2010
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 7, 2010
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 7, 2010
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 7, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1754: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, including amendments and conference reports.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1754/
MLA
"H. Res. 1754: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, including amendments and conference reports.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1754/.
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H. Res. 1754, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1754/.
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[H. Res. 1754: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the citation of the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution be included in introduced bills and joint resolutions as a basis for enacting the laws proposed by such bills and joint resolutions, including amendments and conference reports.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-1754/)
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