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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
…the bill is a funding measure and does not direct censorship, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, or denial of trial rights. No provision described restricts speech, religion, press, assembly under the First Amendment,…
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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
…Appropriations Clause). However, the Constitution limits federal spending to powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8. While funding the Department of the Interior, EPA, and related agencies for land management, environmental protection,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9170 · Jun 07, 2026
Enumerated Infrastructure and Housing Assistance Act of 2027
…Urban Development, strictly limited to activities within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Section 1: Transportation Infrastructure. Funds are provided solely for projects on interstate highways,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9171 · Jun 07, 2026
Constitutional Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2027
…1. Funding shall be allocated only for activities within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, including but not limited to: management of federal public lands and waters (Property Clause), interstate commerce regulation…