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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
…as a Tenth Amendment infringement on state and local authority over intrastate commerce. The bill's enforcement mechanism may violate the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause if it penalizes airports without clear notice or a fair hearing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2035: American Cargo for American Ships Act
…100% for DOT-related ocean transport. While Congress has authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, the 100% mandate may overreach by effectively reserving all such transport for U.S.-flagged vessels,…
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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 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 09, 2026
H.R. 7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026
…with minor concerns. The bill falls under Congress's power to regulate foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to define and punish offenses against the law of nations (Article I, Section 8, Clause 10). Restricting vessel…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
S. 2503: ROTOR Act
…is a federal aviation safety statute within Congress's enumerated interstate-commerce power. It imposes equipment and oversight requirements for aircraft, narrows a safety exception, and directs audits and interagency coordination. It does…