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6 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2978: GUARD Act
…investment schemes is further supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). The bill does not create a new federal police power; it permits existing grant recipients to target fraud and directs FinCEN reporting, which is…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act
…I placement and uniform penalties for fentanyl-related trafficking fall within commerce authority and preserve trial rights, with a strong protective justification for a lethal interstate drug. Mandatory minimums and class-wide scheduling…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
…tensions. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment's enforcement authority, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and respects individual sovereignty by exempting the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2243: LEOSA Reform Act
…Constitution; it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal property, and it does not directly infringe individual rights. The primary issues are the consolidation of decision-making at the federal…
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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…