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8 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1777: SECURE Notarization Act of 2025
…reservation of notary regulation to the states, though the interstate commerce nexus provides a plausible constitutional basis. The recording requirements, while not a search in the traditional sense, implicate privacy and Fourth Amendment…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026
…safeguards. The federal government has authority to regulate interstate commerce and to manage federal criminal records. The FBI's criminal history records are federal property, and Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 8365: Monitor Accountability Act
…authority to regulate the federal judiciary under Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 and the Necessary and Proper Clause. The bill does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by not restricting personal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025
…or due process directly. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) to regulate the jurisdiction and procedures of federal courts, as established by Article III, Section 1. However, this…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2361: Cameras in the Courtroom Act
…sound with minor tension. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court, and under Article III, Section 1, Congress has the power to ordain and establish the federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 5125: District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act of 2025
…Congress has broad authority over the District under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, the bill's centralization of appointment power and elimination of a local commission undermines principles of decentralization and local self-governance,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 32: LACA
…constitutional. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court, and under Article III, Section 1 to ordain and establish lower federal courts and fix where they…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2795: End Judge Shopping Act
…denied access to courts, violating the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.