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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5252 · Aug 07, 2026

   Foreign Adversary AI Model Extraction Prevention Act of 2025

   …by a United States person and that has been designated by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, as having a critical technical parameter that, if extracted,…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9161 · Jun 08, 2026

   National Security Aluminum Scrap Export Investigation Act of 2025

   …of any resulting export controls shall be carried out by the Department of Commerce under existing law. This bill honors Democratic priorities of protecting national security and domestic industrial base, and ensuring supply chain…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 1840: Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act

   The bill is a federal exercise of the foreign commerce power, which is explicitly enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. It does not infringe on individual rights, as it regulates the importation of goods, not speech, religion, or…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.Res. 1340: Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes and other relevant similar measures by other countries that unfairly discriminate against United States companies.

   …individual rights. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and foreign affairs, and it does not infringe on any constitutional protections. The resolution appropriately supports the use of existing trade…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   S.J.Res. 88: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

   …no rights infringement or due-process loss. Congress holds explicit tariff and commerce authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay duties, and Clause 3 to regulate commerce with foreign nations. A joint resolution ending an…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

   SJRES 37 is constitutional. It uses Congress's Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff regime on Canada, reducing burdens on liberty, property, and due process rather than creating new ones.…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   S.J.Res. 77: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

   SJRES 77 is constitutional. Congress uses its Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff on Canada, removing a burden on peaceful exchange, restoring legislative process, and pushing power away from…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 6207: Chip EQUIP Act

   …restrictions, which is a valid exercise of the spending power. The foreign commerce and national defense implications also fall within Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the defense power…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

   S. 5254: Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026

   The bill operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate foreign commerce and to create and fund federal agencies, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main constitutional concerns are the expansion of federal…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10346 · Oct 16, 2026

    Cobalt Supply Chain Accountability and Sunset Act

    …That structure protects due process while keeping enforcement aimed at foreign commerce and imports, where federal power is strongest. Funding would be capped at $8 million total from existing trade and labor enforcement funds, with no new…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    S.J.Res. 49: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

    …constitutional. It exercises Congress's explicit Article I tariff and foreign-commerce powers to end an executive emergency tariff regime, infringes no rights, expands individual economic liberty, returns decision-making to the proper…