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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-14990 · Jul 28, 2026

   Revised Proclamation on Adjusting Aluminum Imports Under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962

   …hereby proclaim as follows: Section 1. Adjustment of Imports. The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 30 days of this proclamation, issue a revised determination of the aluminum import levels that threaten national security, and shall…

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

   Executive Order 14286: Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers

   …safety qualification for interstate trucking, grounded in the Commerce Clause and the duty to execute the laws. It imposes no new speech ban, no search expansion, and no property taking, and federal minimum standards are the minimum level…

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

   Executive Order 14271: Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts

   …41 U.S.C. 3307(d) and 10 U.S.C. 3453, enacted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 for common defence and general welfare and Clause 18 necessary and proper authority for federal procurement. It directs only subordinate executive officers,…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-11595 · Jun 10, 2026

   Customs Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2026

   …but Congress has the constitutional authority to regulate foreign commerce and provide for the common defense. Section 3. Increased Inspections. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase the number of physical inspections of cargo…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-14992 · Jul 29, 2026

   Reciprocal Dairy Trade Enforcement Act of 2026

   …duties on Canadian products to offset Canadian discrimination against U.S. commerce in dairy. A BILL to authorize the President to impose additional duties on Canadian goods in response to discriminatory dairy trade practices, and for…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-12909 · Jun 30, 2026

   Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition and Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2026

   …The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), shall issue regulations requiring all federal agencies and owners/operators…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14269: Restoring America's Maritime Dominance

   …Section 301 trade remedies, and customs-fee enforcement sit within federal commerce and defense powers and presidential direction of the executive branch, with no Bill of Rights infringement, taking, or improper federal consolidation.…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4392 · Jul 29, 2026

   Energy Security Partnership Act of 2025

   …executive agreements may circumvent Article II, Section 2, Clause 2. Commerce Clause regulation of international energy trade is proper, but mandates on states or private entities may violate Tenth Amendment or Fifth Amendment Due Process.…

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

   Executive Order 14374: Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

   …with no permanent regulatory, punitive, or confiscatory power. It rests on the Commerce Clause and Take Care Clause, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, preserves due process through notice and final-offer procedures, and does not…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14323: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil

    …cost. No direct rights violation found by this SI review. Tariff and foreign-commerce authority belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3, while the President holds executive and foreign-relations power under…

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

    Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach

    …laws and enforcement through courts, grounded in supremacy and interstate commerce authority, with no rights infringement or taking. President acts under Article II, Section 1 vesting of executive power and Article II, Section 3 duty to…

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

    Executive Order 14285: Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

    …for supply-chain security. It stays within Article II execution, Article I commerce and property powers, infringes no Bill of Rights protections, and federal action is the minimum necessary level for offshore and international seabed…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-04645 · Oct 15, 2026

    Ratepayer Protection Act for Large Data Centers

    …its enumerated powers in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to govern interstate commerce in wholesale power and in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to spend for reporting and study. The Tenth Amendment reserves retail rate-setting to the…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-14452 · Jul 18, 2026

    Chemical Manufacturing Security and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Provide regulatory relief for certain stationary sources (chemical plants) to promote American chemical manufacturing security. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the 'Chemical Manufacturing Security and Regulatory…

15. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-09173 · May 14, 2026

    Revised Executive Order: Targeted Sanctions on Cuban Repressors Under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act

    …steps to enforce, including visa restrictions by State and export controls by Commerce. (c) This order expires 5 years from issuance unless renewed by further order after congressional review. Section 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in…

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

    H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act

    HR 2913 operates within core federal foreign-affairs, defense, and foreign-commerce powers, imposes no domestic rights restriction or taking, and federal action is the only competent level. SI review finds it constitutional. Congress has…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-07907 · May 13, 2026

    Serious Mental Illness Breakthrough Treatments Act of 2026

    …on Congress's spending power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and commerce regulation under Clause 3. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (taxing and spending for general welfare) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (regulate commerce among…

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

    Executive Order 14254: Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market

    …ticket-sales, and tax laws and improved price transparency, within Commerce Clause and Take Care Clause authority, without infringing Bill of Rights freedoms, restricting individual conduct, seizing property, or consolidating new federal…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14365: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

    …and direct executive officers, including the Attorney General and Secretary of Commerce. Challenging state laws in court invokes the Supremacy Clause in Article VI, Clause 2 and the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 where…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    Executive Order 14388: Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

    …is a power reserved to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Taxing and Spending Clause). The order also burdens individual importers and small businesses, and it…