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4 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7757: KIDS Act
…from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with least-restrictive means, parental opt-in, and no identity retention. The bill restricts minors and…
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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.
…does not regulate commerce; it bans a substance outright, exceeding enumerated powers. The bill violates the Ninth and Tenth Amendments by restricting the right of individuals to possess and use a lawful substance without a compelling…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5763: Main Street Parity Act
…mandate or regulate purely private conduct outside Congress's enumerated powers. The bill imposes no restriction on speech, press, religion, assembly, petition, bearing arms, quartering soldiers, searches, self-incrimination, trial rights,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Voluntary federal loan-guarantee expansion with no Bill of Rights violation, but it lacks a clear enumerated power and centralizes routine business financing at the federal level in tension with the Tenth Amendment. No enumerated power in…