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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10078 · Aug 14, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Emergency Flexibility Act
…each Congress retains the power to amend or repeal. Article I, Section 8, Clause 2 (borrowing power) Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (appropriations power) Article II, Section 3 (executive discretion and duty to take care that laws be…