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17 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 1003: Lulu’s Law
…direction for the Federal Communications Commission to allow shark-attack 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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025
…facilities on federal property. It operates 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…
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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
…but has minor constitutional tensions. It operates within DHS's enumerated powers over internal security and acquisitions, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and respects individual sovereignty by targeting institutional…
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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
Help people and firms understand risks from open artificial intelligence models linked to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, and support wider use of open models built in the United States. Congress has power here, and that power has…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9318 · Jun 18, 2026
Quantum Security Advisory Commission Act of 2025
…Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary and proper to carry out enumerated powers) Tenth Amendment (reserving to states powers not delegated; the Commission does not preempt state research) Fifth Amendment Due Process (narrow data…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1870: SPEED for BEAD Act
The SPEED 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…
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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
…an area within Congress's enumerated national-security and foreign-affairs powers. It does not restrict individual rights, commandeer state governments, or deny due process. Its information-sharing provisions are expressly subject to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025
…does not infringe unenumerated rights retained under the Ninth Amendment or powers reserved under the Tenth Amendment, especially as exempt areas retain choice. The bill does not restrict what a person may do with their person, property,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
…it reverses a federal expansion of the E-Rate program and preserves reserved powers under the Tenth Amendment. No person is deprived of life, liberty, or property, and no property is taken for public use under the Fifth Amendment. The…
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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
Understand the market and supply chain for advanced memory chips and find ways to expand supply and lower costs for finished products. Congress may fund this study-only assessment under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 because it…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1223: ANCHOR Act
The ANCHOR Act directs the National Science Foundation to study and plan for cybersecurity and telecommunications upgrades to the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. This falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to promote the progress…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 494: To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.
The bill operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the General Welfare Clause, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The primary constitutional tension is the expansion of the scholarship program's…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1709: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act
…investigative and informational functions ancillary to its enumerated powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It imposes no restrictions on speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 17, 2026
H.R. 10170: Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026
This bill is a straightforward study-and-report mandate that does not regulate private conduct, restrict rights, or take property. It falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, imposes no burden…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1534: IMPACT Act
The IMPACT Act is fully constitutional. It authorizes a temporary, voluntary federal research and development program within the Department of Energy's enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to support innovation in industrial…
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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
Require social media platforms to obtain verified parental consent before children under 18 (or a defined age) can create or maintain accounts, to protect minors from online harms such as data exploitation, exposure to inappropriate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5200: Emergency Reporting Act
HR 5200 is a straightforward information-gathering and reporting bill that imposes no mandates on individuals or states, does not restrict any constitutional right, and operates well within the FCC's enumerated authority under the Commerce…