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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

…can be tied to the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), funding entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026

H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

…Clarity Act is mostly sound but has minor tensions with the Property Clause and the Ninth Amendment. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over federal lands, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

…II, Section 2) and the federal government's exclusive authority over foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) support federal action in this area. The bill directs the State Department to implement a strategy for foreign military…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

…speech, property, or privacy. Because it operates within Congress's interstate commerce power and merely requires agency transparency, it is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

H.R. 9382: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

…control. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, which includes the regulation of persons and goods crossing international borders. Additionally, the federal government's inherent…

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H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

H.R. 9382: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.