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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
…through conditional spending has a plausible basis in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and the bill avoids direct rights violations, takings, or due-process denials. It loses ground because housing, zoning, permitting, and land use are…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
…the federal level. Congress has express authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to spend for the general welfare and to attach conditions to federal funds, and under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to pass laws necessary and proper…