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23 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base
…has separately authorized defense acquisitions under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12-14 to raise and support Armies, provide and maintain a Navy, and make rules for the armed forces, plus Clause 18 necessary and proper. The order creates…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 10326: PROOF Act
…bypass. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to spend for the general welfare and to oversee funds it appropriates for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and coronavirus programs, plus Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14303: Restoring Gold Standard Science
…of federal employees. No reliance on stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce power. It restores prior scientific integrity policies rather than asserting new legislative authority. Order directs federal agencies to use…