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13 results for “commerce clause”
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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…
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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…
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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 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…
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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…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9946: Equity in STI Testing Act
…health coverage mandate that likely falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers, but it raises concerns about federal overreach into state-administered programs and individual choice. It does not directly infringe on rights, but…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10254: MORE Savings Act
…It operates within federal enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, does not infringe core Bill of Rights protections, and respects individual sovereignty by expanding access to treatment without coercion. However,…
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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 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…
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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…
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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,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
…enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, as diseases spread across state lines. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it appropriately delegates implementation to state and local…