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9 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 254: ARTIST Act
…Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment Section 1. No criminal penalty, no warrantless seizure, no presumption-of-guilt regime, and no taking of private property for public use. The law protects existing property and livelihood interests…
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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
…be taken without just compensation. The Tenth Amendment leaves state police powers in place outside trust land. The strongest objection is that trust status takes land from local control and may harm existing rights. The answer is to keep…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 3945: Tribal Police Department Parity Act
…or takings concerns arise. The bill operates within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Interstate Commerce) and Clause 1 (Taxing and Spending). It modifies existing federal firearms statutes (NFA and GCA)…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
S. 3878: A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
…to provide for the general welfare. The bill does not exceed these enumerated powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search…
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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.
This bill is mostly sound but has minor tension with the separation of powers and due process. It confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a specific tribal land claim, waives statute of limitations and delay-based…
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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
Return specified historic Cherokee lands and sites in Monroe County, Tennessee to trust status for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for cultural and historic use. Congress can act here because Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants…
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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
This bill is constitutional. It falls within the federal government's enumerated power over Indian affairs, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty, passes all decentralization tests, and does not…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
This bill is fully constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over Indian affairs, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty, properly decentralizes decision-making to the tribal…
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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.
This bill is a narrowly tailored exercise of Congress's plenary authority over Indian affairs, granting a specific tribal land claim jurisdiction in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and extinguishing other claims. It does not infringe…