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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 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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2400: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026
…Taking federal land into trust for a tribe is a classic exercise of these powers. The bill does not implicate any provision of the Bill of Rights. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 2302: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
…property. Taking land into trust for a tribe is a recognized exercise of these powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, or any other enumerated right. It transfers land to a tribe and prohibits…
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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 09, 2026
S. 723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
…of trust land mortgages and rights-of-way, which is within those enumerated powers. The act imposes administrative deadlines, notice requirements, system access provisions, a GAO report, and an ombudsman position. It does not restrict…