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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2388 · Oct 08, 2026
Lower Elwha Trust Lands Restoration and Accountability Act
…is apparent from the excerpt, since trust acquisitions rest on the Indian Commerce Clause and the Property Clause. Any taking or impairment of valid existing private, state, or local rights would raise Fifth Amendment Takings Clause just…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 226 · Oct 08, 2026
SI Cherokee Historic Sites Trust and River Protection Draft
…Congress can act here because Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants power over commerce with Indian Tribes and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 grants power over federal property, and those two provisions together control this trust…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 254: ARTIST Act
Constitutional federal protection of lawful interstate commerce in authentic Alaska Native handicrafts under the Commerce Clause, with no rights infringement and no centralization of power. Federal authority is explicit under Article I,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 226: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
…authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.' Taking…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
S. 630: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
…authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Additionally, the treaty-making power under Article II, Section 2,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
…authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause). The bill addresses land within an existing Indian reservation and involves consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe, falling squarely within…