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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4189 · Aug 11, 2026

   INSULIN Fair Pricing Act of 2026

   …insulin products. This Act regulates the price of insulin sold in interstate commerce to ensure affordability for consumers while respecting state authority over intrastate health care and insurance. Section 1. Findings: Congress finds…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9669 · Jul 17, 2026

   Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Pilot Program Act of 2025

   …powers if it does not tie funding to a specific enumerated power such as the Commerce Clause or the Spending Clause. The bill does not specify a funding source, raising concerns under Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (Appropriations Clause)…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.Res. 770 · Jun 18, 2026

   National Naloxone Awareness Day Resolution — Strengthened with Community Funding Incentive

   …funding for a specific national purpose) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause: interstate traffic in opioids and naloxone) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause: implementation of enumerated powers) Tenth…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

   …into areas reserved to the states and individuals. The health care and commerce provisions largely fall within Congress's spending and interstate commerce powers, but the blanket ban on sodium nitrite products and the forced disclosure of…

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

   S. 4974: Making America's Food Safer Act

   Constitutional exercise of foreign commerce power with built-in Fifth Amendment hearing, downward information sharing, and voluntary audits. No rights infringement or unlawful consolidation. Federal authority rests on Article I, Section 8,…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5261 · Aug 08, 2026

   Firefighter Cancer Prevention Grant Eligibility Act of 2026

   …(Taxing and Spending for the general welfare) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause - interstate commerce of firefighting services and equipment) Tenth Amendment (preserving state and local control over fire department operations)

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10086 · Aug 16, 2026

   State Diabetes Prevention Block Grant Act of 2026

   …mandates on private partnership or curriculum. Potential overreach under the Commerce Clause if the program mandates specific state-level activities or regulates private conduct without a clear nexus to interstate commerce. Risk of…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 4348 · Jul 22, 2026

   Tick-Borne Disease Prevention and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025

   …Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Amendment X (powers reserved to the states)

9. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9737 · Jul 18, 2026

   Employee Welfare Benefit Access Assistance Act of 2025

   …mandates participation by states or private entities, it could exceed the Commerce Clause authority by commandeering state resources. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – ERISA governs employee benefit plans affecting…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

    S. 3386: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025

    …derives from the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). However, the bill's restrictions on coverage for gender-transition procedures and noncitizens go beyond merely…

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

    S. 4472: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

    …operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the Commerce Clause, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and appropriately delegates implementation to federal agencies. The programs are consistent…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 1864: Risky Research Review Act

    …enumerated powers to fund and regulate research under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, the bill's creation of an independent board with broad authority to review and approve research, including pre-enactment awards, and its…

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

    H.R. 1931: Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

    …operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it centralizes decision-making at the federal level for pediatric technology payment, which…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10100 · Aug 18, 2026

    Early Breast Cancer Detection Act of 2025

    …under the Public Health Service Act may be facially constitutional under the Commerce Clause, but lacks a sunset or periodic evaluation, which could be improved for fiscal discipline. No explicit provision protecting state flexibility in…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act

    …traditional scope of enumerated powers. The bill does not regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in a way that justifies a permanent federal health insurance program for children. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the…

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

    H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act

    …within Congress's spending power and its authority to regulate interstate commerce, particularly concerning products that are sold across state lines. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it does involve federal…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 9832: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

    …is not directly tied to an enumerated power such as regulating interstate commerce or providing for the common defense. While the Supreme Court has upheld Medicare as a valid exercise of the spending power, the addition of dental benefits…

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

    S. 1637: MVP Act

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not centralize authority beyond the federal role already established in these programs. The main…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2001 · Jul 22, 2026

    State Dental Access Partnership Act of 2025

    …new federal regulatory authority over dental practice, it may exceed the Commerce Clause limits as interpreted in NFIB v. Sebelius (2012). Potential unfunded mandates on states without clear spending power nexus. Article I, Section 8,…

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

    H.R. 2821: FDA Modernization Act 3.0

    …expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce in drugs, nor does it infringe on any constitutional rights. The bill is consistent with the Tenth Amendment as it does not commandeer state governments,…