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13 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1828: School Bus Safety Act of 2025
…where local variation is appropriate. This fails at least two questions, warranting a C grade. The bill does not bypass due process or take property without just compensation. It imposes prospective regulations, which are subject to the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1774: To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
…public property and official materials. It also exceeds federal enumerated powers by using the spending power to coerce a local government into suppressing speech, and it improperly consolidates federal control over local matters. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
…can regulate vehicle use, tort liability, and road safety under their police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment. The action satisfies the Tenth Amendment because it withdraws a federal agency standard derived from a UN Global Technical…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5264 · Aug 08, 2026
Interstate Fixed-Route Bus Operator Workstation Safety Act
…Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and intrudes on state police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Tenth Amendment (reservation of powers to states)
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 7613: ALERT Act
…is not violated because the federal government is acting within its enumerated powers. The bill does not bypass due process. It requires the FAA to engage in rulemaking, which includes notice-and-comment procedures under the Administrative…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10091 · Aug 15, 2026
Memorial Highway Designation Cost Control and Consent Act
…I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Amendment X (Reserved Powers to States)
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10019 · Aug 05, 2026
Voluntary Value Capture Incentive for Green Transportation Act
…rather than offering voluntary incentives. Risk of exceeding enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause if the program is not tied to interstate commerce or if it regulates purely intrastate land use. Conditional spending may be unduly…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1907: Defense Against Drones Act of 2025
This bill is constitutional. It respects enumerated powers by operating within federal authority over airspace and interstate commerce, while deferring to state firearm laws. It does not infringe the Bill of Rights, protects individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 1608: Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025
…The reporting requirement falls squarely within Congress's enumerated powers to provide for the common defense and to legislate necessary and proper measures for national security. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5251 · Aug 08, 2026
Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee Reauthorization and Accountability Act of 2025
…Clause – power to regulate interstate air transportation) Tenth Amendment (powers reserved to the states are not infringed because the committee is advisory only, and states retain their own consumer protection authority)
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act
Constitutional pilot program within Congress commerce power that eases travel burdens without infringing rights, restricting liberty, centralizing new power, or bypassing due process. Congress has authority over interstate air…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9678 · Jul 16, 2026
Airport Worker Safety and Efficiency Act of 2025
…process protections for airports. The bill may exceed Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8 by imposing labor standards on private employers at airports, which could be seen as a Tenth Amendment infringement on state and…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 3266 · Jun 20, 2026
USMMA Athletics Authorization and Oversight Act of 2025
…Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Tenth Amendment (powers not delegated to the states, affirming federal authority over federal academies)