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6 results for “commerce clause”
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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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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 820: Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
…five checks. The federal government has authority over interstate and foreign commerce, which includes aviation security. The TSA operates under the Department of Homeland Security, and its authority to screen passengers and property is…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 7613: ALERT Act
…It falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and navigable airspace under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. The bill imposes safety equipment requirements on aircraft, which do not infringe any Bill of…
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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".
…compressed-storage test protocols for hydrogen fuel systems sold in interstate commerce, and states can regulate vehicle use, tort liability, and road safety under their police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment. The action satisfies…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1925: Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025
…respect constitutional limits. Congress has authority over interstate commerce and transportation security under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). Directing the TSA to report on digital identity ecosystems in the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1907: Defense Against Drones Act of 2025
…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 sovereignty by affirming property rights, passes all…