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4 results for “war powers”
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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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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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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1326: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
…of Energy and the Department of Agriculture, which falls within the enumerated powers of Congress to promote science and the general welfare. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not centralize authority beyond what is…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 5200: Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
The Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act is a constitutional exercise of Congress's enumerated power to provide for the general welfare and regulate interstate commerce. It authorizes agricultural research and extension…