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7 results for “tariffs”
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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.
…of legislative power under Article I, Section 1. Terminating emergency tariffs removes a federal burden on speech-adjacent commercial activity and private transactions rather than infringing the first ten amendments. No provision…
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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.
…no due process or takings protection. Congress has explicit authority over tariffs and foreign commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3, which grant power to lay duties and regulate commerce with foreign nations. Terminating an…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 6504: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act
…is constitutional. Congress has express authority over foreign commerce and tariffs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3. Extending duty-free treatment for Haitian apparel, restoring prior tariff preferences, and directing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1840: Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act
…commerce. The termination of de minimis treatment and the imposition of tariffs, fees, and taxes on imports fall squarely within this enumerated power. The bill also implicates the federal power to lay and collect taxes (Article I, Section…
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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.
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.…
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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.
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…
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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.
SJRES 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…