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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 3922 · Jun 20, 2026
Cross-Boundary Wildfire Mitigation Partnership Act
…Welfare Clause – spending for public safety) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – wildfire impacts interstate commerce) Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 (Property Clause – management of federal lands) Tenth Amendment (reserving…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4238 · Jul 23, 2026
Endless Mountains Heritage Partnership Act
…I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – limited to interstate tourism effects) Tenth Amendment Fifth Amendment Due Process (ensuring voluntary participation)
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 168: TORCH Act
…falls squarely within this enumerated power. The bill also implicates the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) to the extent that wildfire risk reduction affects interstate commerce, but the primary authority is the Property…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4294: MAWS Act of 2026
…federal program that operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any constitutional rights, and respects individual sovereignty and decentralization principles. Congress has…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 187: MAPWaters Act of 2025
…Clause, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, and over navigable waters under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Directing the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to digitize and publish data about federal…