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8 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 C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9170: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
…within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Power). However, the bill's extensive funding for HUD programs, including public housing,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
…funds are drawn. Foreign-affairs spending is tied to federal powers over commerce with foreign nations under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, naturalization and offenses against the law of nations under Clauses 4 and 10, and support for 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 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
S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
…authority for this concurrent budget resolution under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes and provide for the common defence and general welfare, Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 requiring appropriations made by law, and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5371: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
…Appropriating money is an express federal power. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 authorizes Congress to pay the debts and provide for the general welfare, and Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 provides that no money shall be drawn from the…