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56 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10334: EFIN Verification Act of 2026
The EFIN Verification Act of 2026 is fully constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power to collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, imposes no restriction on speech, privacy, or individual liberty, and does not…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 364: Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025
The bill is a federal tax measure that falls within Congress's enumerated power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not raise due process or takings…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 1272: Secure Storage Information Act of 2025
…for gun safes. The bill's provisions are largely within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and its taxing power. The requirements on FFLs are conditions on commercial activity and do not directly restrict individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act
The Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act is a narrow, constitutionally sound exercise of Congress's taxing power. It simply excludes certain broadband deployment grants from gross income for federal tax purposes, which is a permissible…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2424: Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2025
…The bill does not create new federal authority or regulate beyond enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act
…jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It solely concerns tax refund deadlines and IRS notice timing, which implicates none of the first ten amendments. The bill expands individual taxpayers'…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10582: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act
…voluntary and does not mandate behavior, so it does not exceed the enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition. It does not involve search and seizure, self-incrimination, or any other…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 368: Territorial Tax Parity and Fairness Act
The bill is a narrow tax measure that aligns the treatment of bona fide residents of the Virgin Islands with that of residents of other U.S. territories under the subpart F income rules. It does not expand federal power beyond the taxing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9496: End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act
Constitutional relief measure within Congress's tax power that pauses federal tax deadlines during wrongful detention abroad and refunds penalties, with no rights infringement, no power overreach, and no upward consolidation of authority.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
S. 3385: Lower Health Care Costs Act
…provisions. It operates within Congress's enumerated taxing and spending powers, does not infringe on individual rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. However, it consolidates health insurance subsidy policy at the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.Res. 1156: Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
…resolutions expressing its views. Article I, Section 1 vests all legislative powers in Congress, and the power to debate and adopt resolutions is an inherent part of that legislative function. No enumerated power is exceeded because no law…
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Bill (official record) · S. 3531 · 119th Congress · Taxation · Dec 17, 2025
S. 3531: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for qualified combined heat and power system property, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 6824 · 119th Congress · Taxation · Dec 17, 2025
H.R. 6824: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for qualified combined heat and power system property, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 2599 · 119th Congress · Taxation · Apr 02, 2025
H.R. 2599: POWER Act of 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 9059 · 118th Congress · Taxation · Jul 18, 2024
H.R. 9059: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an excise tax credit for certain heavy trucks when operated in power take-off mode.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5010 · Jul 18, 2026
Self-Employment Assistance State Flexibility Act of 2025
…under the Tenth Amendment. The bill may exceed Congress's enumerated powers by directly regulating state unemployment insurance administration rather than using conditional spending under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Article I, Section…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 815: Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2025
The bill is a temporary tax incentive that falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe on any constitutional right, does not restrict individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1940: Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2025
…it removes a federal tax, which is clearly within Congress's enumerated powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Constitutional tax-relief measure within Congress's enumerated taxing power that infringes no rights, expands individual financial recovery, stays at the proper federal level for federal taxes, and adds due process protections. Congress…
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Bill (official record) · H.R. 8803 · 119th Congress · Taxation · May 13, 2026
H.R. 8803: Iran War Oil Crisis Windfall Profits Tax Act
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.