Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government

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The Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government is a panel of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee responsible for legislation and oversight related to constitutional rights, civil liberties, and the scope of federal power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States House Judiciary subcommittee
legislative subcommittee
appliesTo federal law and federal government actions
authorityDerivedFrom House rules adopted at the beginning of each Congress
Article I of the United States Constitution
surface form: United States Constitution Article I
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governingDocument Rules of the House of Representatives
hasJurisdictionOver civil liberties
constitutional amendments
constitutional rights
federal civil rights statutes
federalism issues
free speech issues within its remit
individual rights under the U.S. Constitution
oversight of constitutional aspects of federal programs
religious liberty issues within its remit
scope of federal power
separation of powers issues
voting rights issues within its remit
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
meetsAt United States Capitol
oversightSubject executive branch compliance with constitutional limits
judicial interpretations of constitutional provisions as they relate to legislation
parentCommittee House Committee on the Judiciary
surface form: United States House Committee on the Judiciary
partOf House Committee on the Judiciary
surface form: United States House Committee on the Judiciary
performsFunction conducting investigations related to constitutional issues
consideration of proposed legislation
holding hearings
legislative oversight
making recommendations to the full House Judiciary Committee
responsibleFor reviewing bills affecting civil liberties
reviewing bills affecting the distribution of powers between federal and state governments
reviewing bills affecting the separation of powers among branches of the federal government
reviewing bills related to constitutional amendments
subjectArea civil rights law
constitutional law
federalism
individual liberties under the Bill of Rights
separation of powers
typeOfCommittee standing subcommittee
website https://judiciary.house.gov

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House Committee on the Judiciary hasSubcommittee Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government