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9 results for “commerce clause”
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8663 · May 14, 2026
Interstate Fair Pay Standards Act
…Section 3(s)—those with annual gross sales over $500,000 engaged in interstate commerce or producing goods for commerce—from paying unequal wages to employees for substantially equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8660 · May 14, 2026
Interstate Worker Equity Protection Act
…to vested employer equity for employees of enterprises engaged in interstate commerce or the production of goods for commerce, as defined in FLSA Section 3(s). Employers covered by this Act may not deny, forfeit, or claw back vested equity…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 2312: Tipped Employee Protection Act
…procedural safeguards. The federal government's enumerated power under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) is stretched to regulate internal wage arrangements that could be handled at the state or local level, violating…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act
Congress has Commerce Clause authority over labor relations, but HR 5408 imposes binding private contract terms through federal mediation and arbitration, freezes employment terms, and compels bargaining after decertification. Those…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act
…within Congress's enumerated power to regulate pension plans under the Commerce Clause, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by expanding voluntary employee ownership options, passes all four…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2988: Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act
HR 2988 is a constitutional exercise of Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce. It imposes prudent fiduciary standards on employer-sponsored retirement plans to protect participants and beneficiaries, does not infringe any…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 2270: Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act
…Labor Standards Act, which is a valid exercise of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) to regulate interstate commerce and labor conditions affecting commerce. The regulation of overtime pay is a…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act
…general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The unemployment programs in question were created by Congress under these powers, and extending statutes of limitations…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2262: Flexibility for Workers Education Act
…for Workers Education Act is mostly constitutional. It falls within Congress's commerce power to regulate labor standards, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by making training voluntary, and…