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36 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 87: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Congress used its commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to block a single-state emissions mandate from functioning as a national rule, protecting liberty and uniform federal law with no rights infringement or taking.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6409: FENCES Act
…events) are the cause. The bill operates within Congress's established Commerce Clause authority to regulate interstate and foreign pollution, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, imposes no restrictions on individual liberty,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 207 · Aug 07, 2026
National Vehicle Emission Standards Harmonization Act
…burden of multiple state standards on automobile manufacturers and interstate commerce. Congress finds that a single national standard for vehicle emission standards is essential to protect interstate commerce, reduce compliance costs, and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 375: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025
The bill generally operates within federal enumerated powers over interstate commerce, public lands, and scientific research, and it respects state and private property rights by requiring consent for actions on non-federal land. However,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
…within the scope of federal authority over public lands and interstate commerce, but it raises minor concerns regarding the breadth of the emergency declaration and the potential for federal overreach into state and local land management…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S.J.Res. 47: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
…issue. Congress has the enumerated power to legislate on interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to make all laws necessary and proper for executing its powers (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). The Clean Air Act, under…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 31: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".
Constitutional oversight that stays inside enumerated commerce and oversight powers, infringes no rights, expands individual and state latitude, and uses lawful process. Grade A. Congress acts within explicit authority. Article I, Section…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 996: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025
…federalism framework of the Clean Air Act. While it may be within Congress's commerce power, it consolidates decision-making at the federal level and restricts state experimentation, which is a core value of the Tenth Amendment. The bill…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act
…waters' under the Clean Water Act. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce power over navigable waters (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and does not directly infringe individual rights, though its narrowing of federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6398: RED Tape Act
…protections. It is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate environmental matters affecting…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025
…is imposed, so the measure stays within the spending power and does not exceed Commerce Clause limits under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. No provision of the first ten Amendments is infringed. The bill creates voluntary grants, rebates,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act
…Clarity Act is mostly sound but has minor tensions with the Property Clause and the Ninth Amendment. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over federal lands, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 61: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".
…executive implementation, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 over interstate commerce affected by manufacturing emissions, and Article I, Section 7 legislative power exercised through the Congressional Review Act. Disapproving an agency rule…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6387: FIRE Act
The FIRE Act is a permissible exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause authority to regulate interstate air pollution through the Clean Air Act. It does not infringe on the Bill of Rights or individual sovereignty, preserves a substantial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
…and Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 support regulation of interstate commerce and laws necessary and proper to check executive implementation. The Congressional Review Act, chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is the statutory…