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9 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
HR 6938 as summarized is a routine FY2026 appropriations package funding Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related agencies. It rests squarely on the Article I appropriations and spending powers, creates no direct restriction on…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
…can be tied to the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), funding entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
…programs, and foreign food grants falls within the spending power, the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. No provision on its face restricts speech,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
…Congress has express authority to fund the government: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 for common defence and general welfare spending, and Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 which requires appropriations before money is drawn from the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
…agriculture, FDA, and the legislative branch pursuant to the Appropriations Clause, with no facial infringement of rights, sovereignty, federalism, or due process. Congress has explicit authority to fund the federal government. Article I,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
…has explicit authority to appropriate funds under Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and to lay and collect taxes and provide for the general welfare under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Continuing FY2026 appropriations, extending the premium…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9770: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
…exercising the express appropriations power in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7. It preserves existing federal operations, adds no new restriction on rights or private conduct, and takes no property. Congress has express authority for this…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
…constitutional authority over the federal budget. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025
…action freer. Congress holds the power of the purse. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 authorizes Congress to provide for the common Defence and general Welfare through spending, and Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 provides that no money shall…