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28 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act
…powers by criminalizing purely local medical care without any interstate-commerce jurisdictional element, violates the Tenth Amendment, and intrudes on fundamental parental and individual liberty interests protected by the Due Process…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Res. 26: Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
…in itself. This exceeds Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce or provide for the common defense, as it targets domestic political activity rather than specific criminal acts. The resolution infringes on First…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 3740: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
…expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce and administer federal law enforcement. However, it raises minor concerns regarding the potential for broad civil liability and the disclosure of trace…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.
HR 2189 is constitutional. It falls within Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause to define the scope of federal firearms regulation, and it does so by removing certain less-than-lethal devices from the Gun Control Act. The bill…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5214 · Aug 05, 2026
Law Enforcement Protection Incentive Act of 2025
…I, Section 8: Lacks a clear enumerated power nexus unless tied to interstate commerce or federal property/officers. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare – spending for general welfare via conditional grants) Article I, Section…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
…is arbitrary and not tied to any enumerated federal power such as regulating commerce or defending the nation. The Supreme Court has held that the federal government's power over immigration does not extend to creating general criminal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.Res. 1252: Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
…No enumerated power is exceeded because the measure neither regulates commerce nor exercises any coercive federal authority. The resolution does not infringe any provision of the first ten amendments. It neither restricts speech, religion,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2096: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
…rules is not tied to any enumerated federal power such as interstate commerce, and it oversteps the limited federal role in local law enforcement. The bill eliminates a requirement for public notice of disciplinary hearings, which…