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6 results for “commerce clause”
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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 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. 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. 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 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…