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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9170 · Jun 07, 2026

   Enumerated Infrastructure and Housing Assistance Act of 2027

   …on interstate routes, and navigable waterways that directly affect interstate commerce. No funds may be used for intrastate roads or local transit systems unless they are part of a federally designated interstate corridor. All grants must…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4189 · Aug 11, 2026

   INSULIN Fair Pricing Act of 2026

   …insulin products. This Act regulates the price of insulin sold in interstate commerce to ensure affordability for consumers while respecting state authority over intrastate health care and insurance. Section 1. Findings: Congress finds…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9171 · Jun 07, 2026

   Constitutional Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2027

   …management of federal public lands and waters (Property Clause), interstate commerce regulation (Commerce Clause), and spending for the general welfare (Taxing and Spending Clause). No funds may be used to regulate or mandate state or…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1423 · Jul 16, 2026

   Constitutional Consideration Rule for H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181

   …years, and requiring a study by the Department of Transportation on interstate commerce effects. Funding for the study shall come from the DOT's existing administrative budget. Section 2. Consideration of H.R. 8595 (National Security…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 208 · Aug 05, 2026

   Educational Opportunity and Accountability Act of 2025

   …powers, such as the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause, as supporting…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8663 · May 14, 2026

   Interstate Fair Pay Standards Act

   …Section 3(s)—those with annual gross sales over $500,000 engaged in interstate commerce or producing goods for commerce—from paying unequal wages to employees for substantially equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort,…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10152 · Oct 17, 2026

   Limited Review and Open Model Support Act for Artificial Intelligence

   …limits. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 authorizes federal review of foreign commerce, which governs public risk review of open artificial intelligence models developed or made available by China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. Article I,…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9180 · Jun 10, 2026

   Disaster Community Development Needs Assessment Act of 2025

   …Power to provide for the general welfare) and Clause 3 (to regulate interstate commerce affected by disasters). It is intended to provide Congress and the Executive with timely, standardized information on community development needs…

9. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10108 · Aug 18, 2026

   Hazardous Materials Transparency and Federalism Act of 2025

   …and regulators. This Act requires any person or entity engaged in interstate commerce that manufactures, processes, or distributes a product containing a hazardous material above a de minimis threshold to submit a standardized disclosure…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4708 · Jul 29, 2026

    Arctic Security and Diplomacy Alignment Act of 2025

    …federal agencies such as NOAA and the National Science Foundation, using the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) as authority for activities affecting interstate and foreign commerce and climate data. No new regulatory…

11. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9915 · Jul 28, 2026

    Bot Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act of 2025

    …disclosure). Original bill may lack clear jurisdictional nexus to interstate commerce, potentially exceeding Commerce Clause authority. Original bill may fail to provide adequate due process safeguards (e.g., vague definitions, no…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5178 · Aug 02, 2026

    Small Entity Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025

    …the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), so no major constitutional concerns arise. However, to avoid any Tenth Amendment commandeering, the bill should not…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 1468 · Jun 17, 2026

    American Innovation Security and Oversight Act

    …United States trade secrets substantially affects interstate and foreign commerce, and that a clear federal cause of action and enhanced penalties are necessary to protect national economic security. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. (a) 'Foreign state…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2388 · Oct 08, 2026

    Lower Elwha Trust Lands Restoration and Accountability Act

    …is apparent from the excerpt, since trust acquisitions rest on the Indian Commerce Clause and the Property Clause. Any taking or impairment of valid existing private, state, or local rights would raise Fifth Amendment Takings Clause just…

15. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5252 · Aug 07, 2026

    Foreign Adversary AI Model Extraction Prevention Act of 2025

    …by a United States person and that has been designated by the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, as having a critical technical parameter that, if extracted,…

16. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9311 · Jun 17, 2026

    Federal Project Procurement Streamlining Act of 2025

    …of the relevant federal agency as necessary for national defense, interstate commerce, or response to a declared major disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act; and (3) the agency head determines that compliance with standard…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10076 · Aug 14, 2026

    Countering Russian and Iranian Aggression Through Targeted and Accountable Sanctions Act of 2026

    …8, Clauses 3, 10, and 18, which give Congress the power to regulate foreign commerce, punish offenses against the law of nations, and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out those powers. The President shall, within 180 days of…

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5383 · Aug 09, 2026

    Synthetic Opioid Control and Interstate Enforcement Act of 2025

    …using existing funding sources, and focusing enforcement on interstate commerce rather than broad federal mandates. Scheduling substances without clear scientific evidence may exceed the Commerce Clause if applied to purely intrastate…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

    HR 6938 as summarized is a routine FY2026 appropriations package funding Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related agencies. It rests squarely on the Article I appropriations and spending powers, creates no direct restriction on…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9161 · Jun 08, 2026

    National Security Aluminum Scrap Export Investigation Act of 2025

    …of any resulting export controls shall be carried out by the Department of Commerce under existing law. This bill honors Democratic priorities of protecting national security and domestic industrial base, and ensuring supply chain…