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5 results for “war powers”
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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
…or the right to bear arms. It does not authorize searches or seizures without warrants; the wastewater surveillance provision is a potential concern under the Fourth Amendment, but it is a grant program that funds state and local…
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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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 4974: Making America's Food Safer Act
…without creating conflicting border rules. Tenth Amendment reserves police powers to states, but foreign commerce and border exclusion are necessarily federal. Information-sharing with state, local, tribal and territorial authorities moves…
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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 11, 2026
S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
The bill generally operates within federal authority over interstate communications and public health, and it does not directly infringe on individual rights. However, it imposes reporting obligations on state and local crisis centers,…