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1. 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…

2. 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…

3. 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,…

4. 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)

5. 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…

6. 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…

7. 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…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

   S. 1750: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

   …affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which grants power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. The Supreme Court has long recognized this as a broad and plenary power, allowing Congress to legislate on matters affecting tribal…

9. 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…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 2400: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026

    …Indian affairs and federal property. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Indian Commerce Clause) grants Congress power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (Property Clause) grants Congress power to…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 2302: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

    …lands. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes, and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) grants Congress power to dispose of and make rules respecting federal territory…

12. 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,…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

    S. 3946: Tribal Firearm Access Act

    …and tribal laws. The federal government has authority to regulate interstate commerce in firearms under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). Firearm sales by federally licensed dealers are part of interstate commerce, and the…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    S. 3859: A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.

    …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.' This…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    S. 4785: FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026

    …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 and the historical trust…

16. 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…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 2388: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

    …affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which grants power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Taking land into trust for a tribe is a recognized exercise of this authority, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in cases like United…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 165: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, the Indian Commerce Clause. Placing tribal land into restricted fee status and regulating its use is a traditional exercise of Congress's plenary authority over tribes and…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 8658: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), and the treaty power. The Indian Health Service operates under this authority, and adjusting the notification period for its…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 43: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), and this act is a direct amendment to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, a federal statute governing Native lands. The act is within…