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15 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 105: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
…of congressional authority over federal public lands. Under the Property Clause and the Congressional Review Act process, Congress lawfully nullified a Bureau of Land Management resource plan, reducing federal restriction and infringing no…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 104: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
HJRES 104 is a lawful exercise of Congress's Property Clause power that removes a federal closure and restores open leasing consideration, with no rights infringement, no sovereignty restraint, and no due-process taking. Congress has…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 1945: America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
…historic landmark, well within Congress's enumerated powers under the Property Clause and the General Welfare Clause. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, respects individual sovereignty, and appropriately delegates…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4219: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
…Congress is acting on federal property it already owns, which the Property Clause expressly authorizes, with no rights infringement, no private mandate, and no upward power grab. Congress has explicit authority under the Property Clause,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
…and housekeeping measure for the federal District under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17. Time-limited commission and Interior maintenance program create no rights infringement, sovereignty restriction, or due process taking. Congress has…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
…Shelf rests with the federal government under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, the Property Clause, and Congress may define, limit, or disapprove implementing agency rules through statute, supported by the Necessary and Proper Clause in…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 106: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
…control over federal lands and executive rulemaking. Under the Property Clause and lawful review procedures it nullifies an agency land plan, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual freedom, and checks rather than…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
…exercise of congressional control over federal property. Under the Property Clause it vetoes an NPS motor-vehicle restriction at Glen Canyon, restores access, and violates no rights, sovereignty, or due process protections. Congress has…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Congress acted within its Property Clause authority over federal lands to disapprove a 20-year mineral withdrawal, with no Bill of Rights infringement, no restriction on private person or property, no upward consolidation beyond the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act
…government has explicit authority to manage federal lands under the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). The bill's provisions regarding forest management…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3937: Wabeno Economic Development Act
…disposal of a small federal parcel at market value under the Property Clause, with no rights infringement, no taking, and movement of control toward private and local hands. Congress has explicit authority under Article IV, Section 3,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 130: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.
…has explicit authority over federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, which grants power to dispose of and make needful rules respecting territory and property belonging to the United States. Use of the Congressional Review…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 5254: Gateway Partnership Act
…public access and park resources. The bill is consistent with the Property Clause and the Tenth Amendment, and it does not raise due process or takings concerns. The federal government has explicit authority under Article IV, Section 3,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 6380: Chiricahua National Park Act
…has explicit constitutional authority over federal lands under the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2), which grants Congress power to 'dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7618: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
…the measure constitutionally sound. Congress acts under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, the power to tax and spend for the general Welfare, by extending voluntary preservation grants, and under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, the Property…