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12 results for “commerce clause”
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10152 · Oct 17, 2026
Limited Review and Open Model Support Act for Artificial Intelligence
…limits. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 authorizes federal review of foreign commerce, which governs public risk review of open artificial intelligence models developed or made available by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. Article I,…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5226 · Aug 06, 2026
Children's Account Safety and Parental Consent Act of 2025
…intrastate social media interactions not substantially affecting interstate commerce. Fifth Amendment Due Process – vague definition of 'parental consent' and 'social media platform' could lead to arbitrary enforcement or suppression of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
Permanent daylight saving time is a uniform commercial standard within Congress commerce power. It restricts no protected right, takes no property, denies no hearing, preserves exempt-area choice, and leaves personal liberty intact.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 7022: Mystic Alerts Act
…operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to establish post offices and post roads (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7), as emergency alerts are a matter of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1870: SPEED for BEAD Act
…for BEAD Act generally operates within federal enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Spending Clause, and does not directly infringe individual rights. However, the prohibition on state rate regulation raises significant…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
S. 146: TAKE IT DOWN Act
…in an area traditionally reserved to the states, though the interstate commerce nexus provides some justification. Overall, the law is a well-intentioned but constitutionally problematic attempt to regulate online speech and platform…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 1003: Lulu’s Law
…warnings on the existing wireless alert system. It exercises a clear commerce power, restricts no rights, takes no property, and adds no federal control over local responders. Regulation of interstate electronic communications is within…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1717: Communications Security Act
…mostly sound, with minor tensions that are fixable. The FCC operates under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate interstate and foreign…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5200: Emergency Reporting Act
…right, and operates well within the FCC's enumerated authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate communications. The bill requires only federal agency investigation, public hearings, and publication of reports — all of which…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act
…speech, property, or privacy. Because it operates within Congress's interstate commerce power and merely requires agency transparency, it is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 3029: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.
…that falls within the federal government's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and national security. It does not mandate compliance, impose penalties, or restrict private conduct, so it does not infringe on individual rights. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1880: Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
…The bill operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and the FCC's delegated authority, while preserving the FCC's ability to enforce existing laws against fraud, obscenity, and incitement. No rights are…