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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9164 · Jun 08, 2026

   School Milk Refrigeration Equipment Assistance Act of 2025

   To ensure elementary and secondary schools have refrigeration equipment capable of storing milk safely, so that students have access to chilled milk during school meals. To assist elementary and secondary schools in providing safe, chilled…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10124 · Aug 23, 2026

   Organized Mail Theft Prevention and Sentencing Reform Act

   …to Congress. No additional appropriations are authorized beyond the current budget of the Department of Justice and the Postal Service. The task force shall operate within existing staffing levels, reassigning personnel as needed. The…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 4123 · Jul 23, 2026

   Federal IT Procurement Reform and Sunset Act of 2025

   …agencies shall submit a cost-benefit analysis to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and obtain approval before issuing a solicitation. Section 3: The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish a Federal IT…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-13254 · Jul 01, 2026

   Regenerative Agriculture and Farm Resilience Act of 2026

   To promote regenerative agriculture practices and strengthen the resilience of American farms through federal policy directives. A BILL to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program supporting regenerative…

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

   H.R. 4464: Preventive Health Savings Act

   This bill is fully constitutional. It merely requires the Congressional Budget Office to produce supplementary estimates about long-term savings from preventive health care when Congress requests them. It does not expand federal power…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10672 · Oct 18, 2026

   Federal-State Community College Promise Partnership Act

   …aid is denied or removed. This VFA proposal would add the state match, the budget cap, and the progress and appeal rules, which the official summary does not describe in the original. States that join would also publish how high school…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9750 · Jul 18, 2026

   Retiree Tax Relief and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2025

   …that the offset is sufficient to maintain revenue neutrality over the 10-year budget window. The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations to implement this section, including rules for the phase-out and anti-abuse measures. The…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026

   Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025

   …prevention unit, funded by reallocating 0.5% of the agency's administrative budget. These units shall coordinate with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to identify and report fraud indicators, but may not share personally…

9. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9678 · Jul 16, 2026

   Airport Worker Safety and Efficiency Act of 2025

   …for the Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Improvement Program, with a budget cap of $5 million annually for administrative costs. It shall sunset after 5 years, with a report to Congress on effectiveness and any unintended…

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

    H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…

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

    Executive Order 14299: Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security

    …and regulatory actions, coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, and use of all available legal authorities consistent with applicable law, preserving procedural due process under the Fifth Amendment. It directs use of…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5264 · Aug 08, 2026

    Interstate Fixed-Route Bus Operator Workstation Safety Act

    …appropriations for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, with a budget cap of $5 million per year for rulemaking and enforcement. It shall sunset 10 years after the effective date, unless reauthorized by Congress. Oversight…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10876933 · Jun 19, 2026

    Held: Section 922(g)(3) is unconstitutional as applied to simple unlawful drug users without individualized dangerousness, but Congress may enact tailored legislation under its Commerce Clause power requiring drug testing or treatment as condition of gun ownership, subject to due process.

    …Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from its existing appropriations, with an annual budget cap of $50 million, a sunset after 5 years, oversight by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General, and enforcement through criminal…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10873663 · Jun 16, 2026

    Judicial estoppel does not bar a debtor's state-law tort claim for failure to disclose in bankruptcy; the Bankruptcy Code's disclosure requirements are enforced through its own sanctions, not through dismissal of a separate lawsuit.

    Whether a debtor's failure to disclose a personal-injury claim in bankruptcy proceedings should be deemed inadvertent or mistaken for purposes of judicial estoppel, and whether the Fifth Circuit's two-factor test (knowledge of facts +…

15. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8107 · Jun 10, 2026

    Federal Grant Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2025

    …and any corrective actions taken. (b) The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shall maintain a centralized database of all federal grant awards to states, updated quarterly, accessible to the public. Section 6. Funding. (a) This Act…

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

    H.R. 10078: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated power over the public debt and the budget, and it does not infringe on individual rights or consolidate power beyond the federal level. The bill is fully consistent with the Constitution. The bill…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10438 · Oct 16, 2026

    Limited Dual Language Pilot for High-Need Schools

    …local curriculum decisions. An open-ended grant authorization without a stated budget cap, sunset, or oversight mechanism raises concerns about restrained and accountable use of the spending power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.…

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10845431 · May 15, 2026

    Officer Vanterpool's stop was an unreasonable seizure without probable cause; D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed, evidence suppressed.

    Whether a police officer's brief seizure of a vehicle driver—ordering hands up at gunpoint after a late-night dispatch on a suspicious car, companions fleeing unprovoked, and the driver backing out with door open—violated the Fourth…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-02496 · Oct 18, 2026

    Corrected Ceremonial Proclamation for National Black History Month, 2026

    …historical materials and join public events using only existing staff and budgets. State and local schools and libraries would remain free to decide whether and how to take part. No person would be required to adopt any view of history as…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-03381 · Oct 17, 2026

    Corrected Proclamation Honoring President George Washington's Birthday Within Article II Limits

    …that agency participation be voluntary and funded only from existing operating budgets up to a $250,000 cap for printed and online materials. The First Amendment protects private speech and worship, so the invitation to pray and give…