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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 832: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025
…It operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and foreign affairs, does not infringe on individual rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The main constitutional tension is a mild…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9143 · Jun 07, 2026
Secure American Invention Act of 2025
…may reach beyond Congress's enumerated patent power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 8) by imposing nationality-based restrictions not directly tied to the 'progress of science and useful arts'. Fifth Amendment Due Process concerns if vague…