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1. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 16, 2026

   A Civil Justice Integrity Framework for Truth and Responsibility

   …Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 permits regulation of genuinely interstate commerce, including contracts and products shipped in interstate commerce. Article III, Sections 1 and 2 authorize Congress to regulate practice in federal courts.…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026

   H.R. 1717: Communications Security Act

   …mostly sound, with minor tensions that are fixable. The FCC operates under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate interstate and foreign…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.Res. 1131: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1128) expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7084) to amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the types of vessels that may enter or operate in navigable waters of the United States or transfer cargo in any port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …(e.g., Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 spending; Clause 17 District; Clause 3 commerce). The rule itself is within the House's power. The resolution is purely procedural and does not restrict speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, the…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5254 · Aug 07, 2026

   Civil Nuclear Export Competitiveness and Safeguards Act of 2025

   …No constitutional concerns arise because the bill operates within the federal commerce power and the Export-Import Bank's statutory authority; it does not exceed enumerated powers or infringe on rights. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-15975 · Aug 06, 2026

   Corrected Proclamation: Facilitating Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Quartz Surface Products

   …affect the authority of the International Trade Commission, the Department of Commerce, or the Court of International Trade to review determinations under U.S. trade laws. This corrected proclamation follows the explicit statutory…

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

   S. 5028: Ratepayer Protection Act

   …customers, primarily data centers. It does not directly regulate interstate commerce but rather sets a federal policy that states must consider, which is a common feature of cooperative federalism. The bill does not infringe on individual…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9170: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

   …within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Power). However, the bill's extensive funding for HUD programs, including public housing,…

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

   H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act

   …within Congress's spending power and its authority to regulate interstate commerce, particularly concerning products that are sold across state lines. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it does involve federal…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 9832: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

   …is not directly tied to an enumerated power such as regulating interstate commerce or providing for the common defense. While the Supreme Court has upheld Medicare as a valid exercise of the spending power, the addition of dental benefits…

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

    H.R. 9976: SWAT Act of 2026

    …It falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, as the pest directly affects agricultural products that move in interstate and foreign commerce. The bill does not infringe on individual rights, does…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 3857: Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

    …enumerated powers over federal property, water projects, and interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, and does not consolidate decision-making beyond the federal…

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

    H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

    …within the scope of federal authority over public lands and interstate commerce, but it raises minor concerns regarding the breadth of the emergency declaration and the potential for federal overreach into state and local land management…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 506: Security First Act

    …power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (taxing and spending) and the Commerce Clause. The bill does not directly restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, or quartering. It does not authorize searches or seizures…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 568: Auto Theft Prevention Act

    …Auto theft often involves interstate trafficking, which also implicates the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Thus, the bill falls within enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press,…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 1786: Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act

    …has authority to provide for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, the bill's broad delegation to the President to declare a major disaster for algal blooms may overstep enumerated powers, particularly if it allows…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

    S. 1637: MVP Act

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not centralize authority beyond the federal role already established in these programs. The main…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 7250: To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.

    …It is a valid exercise of Congress's enumerated powers under the Indian Commerce Clause and the Property Clause, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, respects individual sovereignty by providing a public benefit without…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 9332: Load Forecasting Enhancement Act

    …matters under the Tenth Amendment. While Congress has power over interstate commerce (Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), the bill does not regulate interstate commerce in electricity; it mandates federal involvement in…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl Act

    …and individual sovereignty. While Congress has enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to regulate controlled substances, permanently scheduling an entire class of substances without individualized assessment risks overreach, restricts…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 2243: LEOSA Reform Act

    …Constitution; it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal property, and it does not directly infringe individual rights. The primary issues are the consolidation of decision-making at the federal…