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36 results for “balanced budget”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14384: Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation
…proper forum. Refunds go through Customs norms under law. The text preserves budget plus agency limits, plus says no new enforceable right is cut. No retroactive penalty or seizure occurs; duty ends prospectively on Feb 7 2026.
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-04924 · Oct 15, 2026
Western Hemisphere Anti-Cartel Partnership Authorization Act
To state a regional commitment to dismantle Western Hemisphere cartels and designated terrorist groups, cut off their territory and financing, and train partner militaries through allied cooperation. Congress must authorize this mission…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9728 · Jul 18, 2026
Foreign Service Workforce Flexibility and Due Process Act of 2026
…Service. This Act amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to establish a balanced framework for reductions in force (RIFs) among Foreign Service officers and certain other federal employees in the Department of State and related agencies.…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-14334 · Jul 15, 2026
Commercial Aircraft and Engine Supply Chain Security and Fair Trade Act
Protect domestic manufacturers of commercial aircraft, jet engines, and parts from import competition and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers for national security reasons. A BILL to ensure the national security and economic…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-07524 · May 14, 2026
Proclamation: National Day of Celebration Honoring Henry Clay, 2026
…Federal agencies shall coordinate voluntary observances within existing budgets. This proclamation promotes civic education and historical awareness without mandating closures or expenditures. It takes effect immediately and sunsets after…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-09506 · May 13, 2026
Proclamation: Victory Day for World War II, 2026
…or enforcement. Federal agencies shall support public events within existing budgets. This proclamation takes effect immediately and applies solely to 2026, sunsetting thereafter absent further action. Judicial review, if any controversy…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-08908 · May 13, 2026
Worker Retirement Savings Access Act of 2026
Establish a federal website (TrumpIRA.gov) to expand American workers' access to retirement savings accounts, likely via simplified enrollment, auto-enrollment options, and promotion of tax-advantaged IRAs. Section 1. Short Title. This Act…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
Executive Order 14395: Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
The Executive Order establishes a task force to combat fraud in federally funded benefit programs, which falls within the executive's constitutional authority to enforce the laws and manage the executive branch. However, the order's stated…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14239: Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
…a National Resilience Strategy, and a National Risk Register to inform budgets and SI-assisted planning under Fifth Amendment due process. No notice, hearing, presumption of innocence, or just compensation issue arises.
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14250: Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
…necessary: it centralizes in the Presidency and Office of Management and Budget a firm-specific blacklist that sweeps in third-party contractors who merely do business with WilmerHale, and directs government-wide termination review and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14253: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
…the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Vice President in an executive capacity. Management of national parks and monuments rests on federal property authority under Article IV, Section…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14274: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management
…only executive departments, agencies, GSA, and the Office of Management and Budget on federal office-space selection. Private owners remain free to lease or not lease to the Government, and no mandate, prohibition, or penalty is imposed on…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14281: Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy
Executive Order 14281 is a lawful exercise of presidential supervision of federal enforcement that removes a constitutionally suspect disparate-impact regime and restores equal-treatment and merit principles. It claims no legislative…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14293: Regulatory Relief To Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines
…Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Office of Management and Budget to review and streamline execution of existing statutes: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and federal permitting…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14300: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
…reorganization consistent with governing statutes, and consultation with budget and efficiency staff. The order does not create a new regulatory subject beyond statute and directs new rules through proposed rulemaking. No provision directs…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14332: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
…each agency head to designate reviewers, continue Office of Management and Budget coordination, and coordinate interagency to reduce duplication, consistent with the Tenth Amendment reservation of other matters to states. The order…