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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. 8205 · Oct 04, 2026

   ALS Research Reauthorization with Transparent Safety Review

   …public reporting duty would be reviewed by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The prohibition on new ALS expanded-access research grants would begin on September…

8. 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…

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

   S. 932: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

   The bill is a constitutional exercise of federal power under the Commerce Clause and the Spending Clause, as it regulates interstate commerce in pharmaceuticals and conditions federal benefits on compliance. It does not infringe on any…

10. 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)

11. 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…

12. 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…

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

    H.R. 1832: To establish "Golden Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.

    …falls within the federal government's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The…

14. 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…

15. 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…

16. 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…

17. 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…

18. 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…

19. 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,…

20. 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…