Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0736
America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0
Case Information
- Content Scored
- Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026 (H.R. 9677)
- Source
- U.S. House of Representatives (119th Congress)
- Author
- Rep. Foushee
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-14
- Content Type
- Legislation
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-20
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
AF★CS
Verdict
48
/ 100
Mixed
Source: U.S. House of Representatives (119th Congress)
Constitutional Alignment: 41·Factual Reliability: 88
Holding
H.R. 9677 directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program providing tenant-based vouchers covering 80 percent of fair-market rent to income-eligible graduate students. Scored under the 85/15 legal-text weighting, it represents a substantial new federal housing entitlement (Articles X, XII) with only tangential educational benefit (Article XIV). It imposes no new tax, so no Automatic Fail is triggered. Tier 1 41, Tier 2 88; final 48 — Mixed.
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It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0736 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.
The Standard is the Standard.