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4 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1442: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
This bill is a direct violation of the Commerce Clause as interpreted by the Tenth Amendment and the principle of individual sovereignty. It bans a legal substance based on potential misuse, not on any inherent defect or interstate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act
…guarantee private loans for general business software and cloud services. The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, permits regulation of interstate commerce, not federal financing of ordinary business inputs. The Spending…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7757: KIDS Act
Federal commerce authority exists for interstate platforms, and due process structure is preserved, but the bill imposes broad speech and association limits, mandated identification systems, and federal design standards better handled by…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5763: Main Street Parity Act
…Main Street Parity Act is likely constitutional. Congress has the spending and commerce power to administer Small Business Administration lending, the bill does not infringe the Bill of Rights or individual sovereignty, and it creates no…