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8 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 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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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1838: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
The bill operates within the federal government's enumerated spending power and adjusts an existing rural broadband program, which is a permissible use of the Spending Clause. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, though the…
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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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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
S. 146: TAKE IT DOWN Act
The TAKE IT DOWN Act addresses a serious harm—nonconsensual intimate image abuse—and its core prohibitions align with protecting individual sovereignty and privacy. However, the law raises significant constitutional concerns regarding the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act
HR 5201 is a narrow reporting bill. It directs the Federal Communications Commission to report on compliance with and enforcement of Kari's Law, an existing federal telecommunications requirement. The bill imposes no new penalties, no new…