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8 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
…Amendment), or quarter soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or violate trial rights (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments).…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act
The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act is a federal tax measure that falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe upon any constitutional right, does…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 9499: Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act
This bill is fully constitutional. It clarifies the fraud exception to the tax assessment statute of limitations, limiting it to cases where the taxpayer personally intended to evade taxes. This is a proper exercise of Congress's…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 363: Territorial Economic Recovery Act
…(Eighth Amendment), unenumerated rights (Ninth Amendment), or reserved powers (Tenth Amendment). The bill is purely a tax provision that does not touch upon any protected right. The bill does not restrict what individuals can do with their…
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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. 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 08, 2026
H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
HR 997 is an internal organizational reform within Congress's tax power that creates no new regulatory burden, rights restriction, or taking. It remains within enumerated tax authority and improves taxpayer advocacy. Congress has explicit…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 9498: Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
This bill is fully constitutional. It authorizes the National Taxpayer Advocate to appear as amicus curiae in federal tax cases, which is a procedural expansion of an existing federal office's advocacy role. It does not expand federal…