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3 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 682: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.
…immigration bill's increased penalties for illegal entry and reentry warrant scrutiny under the Eighth Amendment and due process. The resolution is a routine exercise of congressional rulemaking authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the
…the underlying bills include provisions that exceed federal enumerated powers. For example, H.R. 4922 and H.R. 5125 seek to amend the D.C. Home Rule Act to restrict the D.C. Council's authority over criminal sentencing and to terminate the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act
…cannot regulate federal congressional ethics without violating separation of powers. (4) It does not consolidate power upward over states or individuals; it limits federal officeholders under Article I, Section 5, consistent with the Tenth…