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10 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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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)…
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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…
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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)
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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…
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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…
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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)
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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…
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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…
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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,…