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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10102 · Aug 17, 2026

   Data Center Community Investment Tax Credit Act of 2026

   …by the Secretary of the Treasury in coordination with the Department of Commerce. The credit is equal to 20% of qualified capital expenditures, capped at $50 million per project, and is available for projects that begin construction before…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

   H.R. 1272: Secure Storage Information Act of 2025

   …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 rights. The tax credit…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   S.J.Res. 3: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".

   …has explicit authority to enact this disapproval. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants power to lay and collect taxes and to legislate regarding revenue administration, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause)…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

   …enumerated power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe upon any constitutional right, does not restrict individual sovereignty, does not consolidate power improperly, and does not violate due…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 9496: End Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

   …filing, payment, assessment, and collection rules under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, as supplemented by the Sixteenth Amendment for income taxes. Tolling deadlines and abating interest and penalties for detained nationals is a direct…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9736: Stop CHEATERS Act

   …Congress's enumerated power to lay and collect taxes (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by targeting only tax compliance and reporting, passes all four…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10072 · Aug 13, 2026

   Medicare Part A Health Savings Account Access Act of 2025

   …If not carefully limited to the taxing power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, the bill could be seen as a federal regulation of health savings accounts, encroaching on state authority under the Tenth Amendment. Without uniform…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9978: Homeowners Premium Tax Reduction Act of 2026

   …operates within Congress's enumerated taxing power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by providing a voluntary tax benefit, passes all decentralization…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 9498: Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

   …Congress has explicit constitutional authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes, and under the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to enact laws that facilitate the administration of…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act

    …has explicit authority to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, as modified by the Sixteenth Amendment granting power to tax incomes. Defining deductions, timing of theft-loss deductions, refund periods, and…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 5349: TAS Act

    …has explicit authority to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court under Article I, Section 8, Clause 9, and to make laws necessary and proper for executing those…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10075 · Aug 13, 2026

    Temporary Targeted Qualified Mortgage Bond Volume Cap Expansion Act of 2025

    …financing to avoid a broad addition to the federal debt. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (taxing and spending) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary and proper) Amendment X (reserved powers, as the bill leaves allocation discretion to…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5010 · Jul 18, 2026

    Self-Employment Assistance State Flexibility Act of 2025

    …rather than using conditional spending under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 10334: EFIN Verification Act of 2026

    …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 consolidate power upward beyond what is necessary for the federal government…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 363: Territorial Economic Recovery Act

    …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 sovereignty, and does not consolidate power upward beyond the federal tax…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 815: Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2025

    …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 sovereignty, and does not centralize decision-making beyond the federal level—it…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 1491: Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act

    …entirely within Congress's enumerated taxing power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, restrict individual sovereignty, consolidate power upward, or violate due process or takings…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025

    …taxpayer advocacy. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes and to make laws organizing the agencies that administer them, supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10090 · Aug 17, 2026

    Women's Athletics Fairness and Due Process Act

    …fide revenue measure, exceeding the taxing power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. No procedural safeguards are provided for institutions to challenge the determination before the tax is assessed, raising due process concerns. Article…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9750 · Jul 18, 2026

    Retiree Tax Relief and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2025

    …likely constitutional under the Sixteenth Amendment and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, but it does not include a revenue offset, which could raise concerns about fiscal responsibility under the Budget Act (though not a constitutional…