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15 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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5198 · Aug 04, 2026
Regional Innovation Reauthorization with Performance-Based Safeguards Act of 2025
…in science and technology fields that demonstrably affect interstate commerce or promote the progress of science and useful arts. Grants shall be awarded only for projects that (1) connect two or more States or include an out-of-State…
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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10170 · Oct 17, 2026
Limited Memory Chip Study With Cost Cap and Sunset
…I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 because it studies interstate and foreign commerce to inform future laws, but it may not impose mandates, taxes, or controls on private firms without separate authority. The VFA proposal would keep the Memory…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1709: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
…federal government has enumerated authority to commission such a study. The Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) provides a reasonable basis, as mobile networks are instrumentalities of interstate and foreign commerce. The bill…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1534: IMPACT Act
…program within the Department of Energy's enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to support innovation in industrial materials. The bill does not mandate private conduct, restrict any rights, or centralize authority beyond what is…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9318 · Jun 18, 2026
Quantum Security Advisory Commission Act of 2025
…welfare and common defense) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (interstate commerce affecting national security) Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 (armies and national defense) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary and proper to carry out…
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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 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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 17, 2026
H.R. 10170: Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026
…It falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, imposes no burden on individual sovereignty, and leaves all decision-making at the federal level only for information-gathering, not for coercive…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 901: Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act
…for the common defense (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and to regulate commerce with foreign nations (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). DHS's mission to protect the homeland from security threats provides a rational basis for this internal…
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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 B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025
…within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and interstate commerce. The bill does not infringe on individual rights; rather, it streamlines administrative processes and imposes a duty on federal agencies to act within a…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 2659: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act
…has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate foreign commerce, under its national-defense powers, and under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all laws necessary and proper for executing federal functions. Defending…