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14 results for “war powers”
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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
…and interpretation is voluntary, and the required studies of French and Indian War and Mexican-American War sites impose no mandate, prohibition, or condition on private owners. The government bears no additional burden here because no…
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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".
…with presentment under Article I, Section 7. No retroactive penalty, no warrantless taking, and just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause is not triggered.
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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.
Constitutional exercise of congressional power over federal lands. Congress used lawful Article I procedures and its Article IV property power to overturn an agency leasing closure, with no Bill of Rights, sovereignty, or due process…
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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".
HJRES 106 is a constitutional exercise of congressional 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,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 5254: Gateway Partnership Act
The Gateway Partnership Act is a narrow, time-limited authorization for the National Park Service to enter into a single agreement with a private foundation to host private events at Gateway Arch National Park. It does not expand federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 6380: Chiricahua National Park Act
This bill is fully constitutional. It operates within the federal government's enumerated power over federal lands, does not infringe any rights, respects individual sovereignty, properly decentralizes decision-making to tribal…
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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 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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 1945: America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act
…designation of a national 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…
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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
HR 4219 gives statutory authority to an existing refuge-based invasive species program and requires a progress report. Congress is acting on federal property it already owns, which the Property Clause expressly authorizes, with no rights…
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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".
…compelled testimony, or punishment is authorized. Tenth Amendment reserved powers are respected because Congress returns management discretion rather than imposing a new federal mandate on private conduct. The resolution expands rather…
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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
Constitutional advisory 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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3937: Wabeno Economic Development Act
Constitutional 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,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act
…on the right to access courts. While the federal government has enumerated powers over federal lands, the bill's approach to limiting judicial review and environmental safeguards requires structural revision to align with constitutional…