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34 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 75: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".
…8. Disapproving an agency rule that stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause authority over intrastate appliance design restores enumerated limits rather than exceeding them. Nullifying a commercial appliance efficiency…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9646 · Jul 16, 2026
Cooperative Critical Minerals Quantum Mapping Act of 2026
…mechanism is not tied to a specific enumerated power (e.g., general welfare, commerce). Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare – spending for national mineral security) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – minerals in…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
Federal permitting-reform bill grounded in the Commerce Clause and Property Clause that speeds existing reviews without infringing rights, sovereignty, or due process, and without expanding federal power. Congress acts within explicit…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 3109: REFINER Act
…is informational and falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. No constitutional rights are implicated, individual sovereignty is untouched, the action is appropriately federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 42: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
…under Article I, Section 1 vesting legislative power, Article I, Section 8 Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause to check executive implementation, and Article I, Section 7 presentment process, using the Congressional Review Act at 5…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9616: EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026
…sites, which falls within the federal government's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Property Clause, and is a reasonable exercise of the spending power. It does not infringe on the Bill of Rights, respects individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 3617: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act
…Congress may act here under its enumerated power over interstate and foreign commerce because the supply chains at issue cross state and national borders and affect the Nation's energy security. The bill regulates critical energy resource…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4626: Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
…fully constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to regulate energy conservation standards for appliances sold in interstate commerce. The bill does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 8790: Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act
…that falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not take property or bypass due process. However, it consolidates significant…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025
…is constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over foreign commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. It does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, does not restrict individual sovereignty beyond legitimate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4593: SHOWER Act
…law. Congress may regulate showerheads as products in interstate commerce, and the bill does not infringe any enumerated right, take property without compensation, or impermissibly shift power away from state and local governments in a way…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act
The Ratepayer Protection Act is constitutional. It rests on the Commerce Clause, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, preserves state decision-making by requiring only consideration of a cost-causer-pays standard, and provides no…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 3015: National Coal Council Reestablishment Act
…as it operates within federal authority over energy policy and interstate commerce, and does not infringe on individual rights. However, it raises minor concerns by exempting the council from periodic re-chartering under the Federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 3062: Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act
…as it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe upon individual rights. The main concern is the requirement for congressional approval before the President can…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.
…It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main concern is that it may consolidate decision-making at the federal level for lands that could be…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 359: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025
…has the enumerated power to legislate regarding energy policy under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). The bill merely requires reporting on the use of existing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
S. 1020: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.
…deadlines for existing hydropower licenses, an action well within Congress's Commerce Clause authority. It does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, restrict individual sovereignty, consolidate power upward, or violate due process…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1850: CRUDE Act
…which is a permissible exercise of Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national defense. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it generally supports decentralization by reducing federal control over energy…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act
…and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, giving Congress power to dispose of and make rules for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 5028: Ratepayer Protection Act
…customers, primarily data centers. It does not directly regulate interstate commerce but rather sets a federal policy that states must consider, which is a common feature of cooperative federalism. The bill does not infringe on individual…