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5 results for “commerce clause”
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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,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act
The bill is a federal exercise of the Commerce Clause power to regulate imports, which is well-established. It raises minor due process concerns because it allows destruction of property without a prior hearing, but it mandates regulations…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
…government has authority to regulate interstate communications under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network that operates across state lines, and protecting it from…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4541: To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
Voluntary federal health grants supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 with no rights infringement or mandate. Sole concern is centralization: states and local providers could fund and direct this work under the Tenth Amendment,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
…the power to tax and spend for the general welfare under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. This act authorizes federal spending on public health programs, which is a permissible exercise of the spending power. The programs address substance…