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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10073 · Aug 13, 2026
International Endangered Species Conservation Assistance Act of 2025
…increases. Honors Republican priorities: limits federal spending to a narrow, commerce-linked surcharge, includes a sunset clause, requires measurable outcomes, prohibits land acquisition or property rights infringement, and ties…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10083 · Aug 18, 2026
Water Technology and Resilience Grant Act of 2025
…quality, or supply resilience, and (b) has a substantial effect on interstate commerce, including but not limited to projects that affect water quality in navigable waters, water supply for interstate markets, or water use in federally…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 214 · Aug 13, 2026
Uniform Small Off-Road Engine Emissions Standards Act of 2025
…from small off-road engines (SOREs) is necessary to protect interstate commerce by reducing compliance costs for manufacturers and preventing regulatory fragmentation. Within 180 days of enactment, the Administrator of the Environmental…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9317 · Jun 18, 2026
Bus Idling Flexibility and State Choice Act of 2025
…be shut off in less than 15 minutes, provided the bus is engaged in interstate commerce or receives federal highway funding. However, a state may opt out of this standard by enacting a law that expressly supersedes this Act for buses…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 210 · Oct 17, 2026
Port Clean Air Pilot and Federal Review Act
…to more vessel categories. Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, interstate commerce requires a uniform federal answer, and under the Tenth Amendment the states retain their police powers over local health. This proposal would respect both…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9663 · Jul 17, 2026
Federal-State Environmental Advisory Committee Act
…the nondelegation doctrine. Exceeding Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause if applied to environmental matters that do not substantially affect interstate commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Tenth…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5145 · Jul 30, 2026
Air Sensor Grant Clarification and Efficiency Act of 2025
…No major constitutional concerns—the Clean Air Act is a valid exercise of Commerce Clause power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). However, the bill should avoid any commandeering of state governments (Tenth Amendment) and ensure that grant…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 206 · Aug 07, 2026
National Vehicle Emissions Uniformity Act of 2025
…The Clean Air Act's waiver provision (42 U.S.C. § 7543) is a valid exercise of Commerce Clause power, but the resulting patchwork of state standards may burden interstate commerce beyond what is necessary. The Tenth Amendment is implicated…
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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…