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14 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 1011: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
…concerns under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of decentralization, warranting a structural reconsideration of the federal role. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the General Welfare Clause) to spend for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10058: Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
…but its centralizing effect and potential to bypass state educational autonomy warrant a grade of C. The bill relies on the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) to provide grants, but the program's design—directing the…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 7466 · Jul 23, 2026
Cattle Safety Incentive and State Partnership Act
…of farmers and ranchers. The original bill may exceed Congress's enumerated powers by imposing direct federal mandates on intrastate cattle operations that do not substantially affect interstate commerce, violating the Tenth Amendment. If…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 5318: Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026
…without adequate procedural safeguards. The federal government's enumerated powers do not include education. While Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to spend for the general welfare, the Supreme Court has held that…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 629: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Voluntary disaster cost-share expansion within Congress spending power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. No rights restricted, no mandate imposed, no property taken, and no power consolidated beyond existing programs. Federal disaster…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4714 · Jun 11, 2026
Voluntary Federal-State Fencing Modernization Grant Program Act of 2025
…Federal regulation of fencing on private land could infringe on state police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment unless tied to a clear federal interest (e.g., interstate water quality or endangered species on federal lands). If…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.Res. 1564: Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.
This resolution is purely ceremonial and expresses support for a national day of recognition. It does not exercise any coercive government power, infringe on any rights, or impose any obligations. It passes all constitutional checks with…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4779 · Jun 19, 2026
American Agriculture, Nutrition, and Innovation Act of 2025
…energy, and indigenous self-determination, operating within enumerated federal powers and with strict fiscal and temporal limits. Title I – Nutrition Assistance: The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue the Supplemental Nutrition…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Farm bill rests on spending and commerce powers and shows no direct Bill of Rights breach or taking, but its omnibus federal control of largely state and local farm, food, forestry and development matters plus property-use conditions…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4716 · Jun 11, 2026
SNAP Fraud Data Reporting and Oversight Act of 2025
To require states to report data on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve oversight and reduce improper payments. This Act amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require each state agency…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 5301: Voice for Farm Workers Act
The bill operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over agriculture and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it consolidates farmworker outreach and coordination at the federal…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5253 · Aug 07, 2026
Livestock Tick-Borne Disease Research Prioritization and Sunset Act
…Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Amendment X (reserved powers, but this program is within federal authority as it addresses interstate commerce impacts)
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9686 · Jul 16, 2026
Rural AI Access and Innovation Grant Act of 2025
…products move across state lines) Tenth Amendment (Reserving to the states powers not delegated, here by allowing state discretion and matching requirements)
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9164 · Jun 08, 2026
School Milk Refrigeration Equipment Assistance Act of 2025
To ensure elementary and secondary schools have refrigeration equipment capable of storing milk safely, so that students have access to chilled milk during school meals. To assist elementary and secondary schools in providing safe, chilled…