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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4785 · Jun 19, 2026
Tribal Food Distribution Self-Determination Act of 2025
…cap, and non-duplication of contracts. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Indian Commerce Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause (notice and hearing requirement)
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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 11, 2026
S. 3945: Tribal Police Department Parity Act
…not expand federal power beyond existing enumerated authority over interstate commerce and taxation, nor does it infringe on individual rights. The bill enhances tribal sovereignty by treating tribal agencies as equal to other governmental…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
S. 550: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
…authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress power 'to regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes.' This bill directly addresses a tribal land claim and the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2827: To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
…has broad constitutional authority over Indian affairs under the Indian Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Treaty Clause (Article II, Section 2, Clause 2), as well as inherent plenary power recognized by the Supreme…
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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…