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4 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1490: Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes.
…and exercises no coercive regulatory power. Under Article I, Section 5, Clauses 2-3, each House may determine its own proceedings and express its sense. Protected further by the Speech or Debate Clause in Article I, Section 6, Clause 1, it…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 17, 2026
H.R. 10319: Gender Delusion Disqualification Act
…over federal employment and credentials under the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2). However, the bill's categorical exclusion based on a diagnosis,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
…authority over its own spending and procurement. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes and provide for the common defense and general welfare, which includes the authority to appropriate and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
…full trial protections. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to provide for the general welfare and to fund compensation for federal workers, and under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make laws necessary and…