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23 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2683: Remote Access Security Act
…precedent. The bill does not violate the Bill of Rights, though its breadth warrants careful application to avoid overreach. Decentralization is appropriate because export controls are inherently federal. Due process concerns are minor and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
…and seizures, and the sharing of nonpublic commercial information without a warrant or clear statutory safeguards may be considered an unreasonable search. Additionally, the bill's 'reasonable suspicion' standard for requesting assistance…
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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.
…or restrict 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…
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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.
…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. Foreign…
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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…
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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.
…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 legislative level,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5254 · Aug 07, 2026
Civil Nuclear Export Competitiveness and Safeguards Act of 2025
…the Export-Import Bank's statutory authority; it does not exceed enumerated powers or infringe on rights. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce with foreign nations) Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 (Treaty Power, regarding…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 1122: China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2025
The bill raises significant constitutional concerns regarding the delegation of legislative power to the executive, potential overbreadth in restricting trade and speech, and the extraterritorial application of U.S. law. While the federal…
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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.
…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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 81: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.
…81 is constitutional. It uses explicit Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an emergency-based 40% Brazil tariff, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual economic liberty, keeps foreign trade at the proper…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 20, 2026
S. 5380: A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
…of a charging letter. While export controls fall within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national security, the extension raises significant concerns under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments by lengthening the period of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 5254: Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026
…I, Section 8, Clause 18). The bill's provisions fall within these enumerated powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2071: Save Our Shrimpers Act
…Act is fully constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and federal spending, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by not restricting personal conduct,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9161 · Jun 08, 2026
National Security Aluminum Scrap Export Investigation Act of 2025
…and reliance on existing enforcement mechanisms rather than new regulatory powers. The original bill may lack clear legislative standards defining 'countries of concern' and the scope of the investigation, risking excessive delegation of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
…2026 is a federal action grounded in the Commerce Clause and foreign affairs powers, aimed at national security. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, but its broad definition of 'connected vehicle' and the potential for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 6207: Chip EQUIP Act
The bill is a conditional restriction on the use of federal funds, which falls within Congress's spending power. It does not directly infringe on constitutional rights, but it imposes a 10-year restriction on private conduct that may raise…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6504: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
…for Haitian apparel are within Congress's foreign commerce and taxing powers. The bill grants trade benefits and provides for duty refunds. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, the press, petition, the right to keep and bear…
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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.
…Under the First Amendment and the Tenth Amendment reservation of unlisted powers, ending the emergency expands rather than restricts liberty. The measure reduces government restriction on what persons may buy, sell, import, and use in…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10346 · Oct 16, 2026
Cobalt Supply Chain Accountability and Sunset Act
End the use of child labor and adult forced labor in cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and keep cobalt produced that way out of American supply chains. The Cobalt Supply Chain Accountability and Sunset Act would direct…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1340 · Jun 08, 2026
Digital Services Tax Fairness and Retaliation Authorization Act
To express Congress's strong opposition to foreign digital services taxes that discriminate against U.S. companies, and to signal potential retaliatory measures. This Act authorizes the President, upon a finding by the United States Trade…