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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5174 · Aug 03, 2026

   School Lunch Buy American Waiver Transparency Act of 2025

   …under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) as it conditions federal school lunch funding. No significant constitutional concerns identified. Article I, Section 8,…

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. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5154 · Jul 30, 2026

   Minor AI Companion Safety and Transparency Act

   …of 18 in the United States, where such service is provided through interstate commerce. A companion AI chatbot is defined as a software application that simulates human-like conversation and is marketed or designed to provide emotional…

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

   H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

   HR 6938 as summarized is a routine FY2026 appropriations package funding Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related agencies. It rests squarely on the Article I appropriations and spending powers, creates no direct restriction on…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10122 · Aug 22, 2026

   Resilient Roofing Block Grant Act of 2025

   …insurance markets, and relies on materials and labor that flow in interstate commerce. The purpose of this Act is to assist states in voluntarily promoting resilient roofing standards through block grants, thereby strengthening the…

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

   Federal IT Procurement Reform and Sunset Act of 2025

   …state/local governments, it may exceed Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and violate the Tenth Amendment. If the original bill lacks a clear funding source or sunset, it may violate Article I, Section 9, Clause 7…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9161 · Jun 08, 2026

   National Security Aluminum Scrap Export Investigation Act of 2025

   …of any resulting export controls shall be carried out by the Department of Commerce under existing law. This bill honors Democratic priorities of protecting national security and domestic industrial base, and ensuring supply chain…

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

   H.J.Res. 75: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers".

   …8. Disapproving an agency rule that stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause authority over intrastate appliance design restores enumerated limits rather than exceeding them. Nullifying a commercial appliance efficiency…

9. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4782 · Jun 17, 2026

   Interstate Scam Coordination and Consumer Alert Act of 2025

   …and public awareness regarding scams that substantially affect interstate commerce, without supplanting or limiting state and local fraud-prevention efforts. Section 3. Scam Coordination Steering Committee. (a) There is established within…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 210 · Oct 17, 2026

    Port Clean Air Pilot and Federal Review Act

    …to more vessel categories. Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, interstate commerce requires a uniform federal answer, and under the Tenth Amendment the states retain their police powers over local health. This proposal would respect both…

11. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5226 · Aug 06, 2026

    Children's Account Safety and Parental Consent Act of 2025

    …intrastate social media interactions not substantially affecting interstate commerce. Fifth Amendment Due Process – vague definition of 'parental consent' and 'social media platform' could lead to arbitrary enforcement or suppression of…

12. 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,…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10102 · Aug 17, 2026

    Data Center Community Investment Tax Credit Act of 2026

    …by the Secretary of the Treasury in coordination with the Department of Commerce. The credit is equal to 20% of qualified capital expenditures, capped at $50 million per project, and is available for projects that begin construction before…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9663 · Jul 17, 2026

    Federal-State Environmental Advisory Committee Act

    …the nondelegation doctrine. Exceeding Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause if applied to environmental matters that do not substantially affect interstate commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Tenth…

15. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10873664 · Jun 16, 2026

    Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act provides an express private right of action for rescission of contracts violating the Act, consistent with common-law rescission.

    …Act. 2) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 gives Congress power over interstate commerce. The Tenth Amendment reserves all powers not delegated. The common law, as understood at the founding, allowed rescission of contracts made in violation…

16. 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…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5198 · Aug 04, 2026

    Regional Innovation Reauthorization with Performance-Based Safeguards Act of 2025

    …in science and technology fields that demonstrably affect interstate commerce or promote the progress of science and useful arts. Grants shall be awarded only for projects that (1) connect two or more States or include an out-of-State…

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

    Interstate Fixed-Route Bus Operator Workstation Safety Act

    …This Act applies only to fixed-route buses that are used in interstate commerce, defined as buses that cross state lines or operate on routes that regularly carry passengers or goods in interstate commerce, or that receive federal…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5024 · Jul 18, 2026

    Economic Espionage Adversarial Entity Designation Act of 2025

    …8 limits: While the economic espionage statute is generally within Congress's commerce and foreign affairs powers, an arbitrary presumption without a factual nexus may exceed the Necessary and Proper Clause. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8660 · May 14, 2026

    Interstate Worker Equity Protection Act

    …to vested employer equity for employees of enterprises engaged in interstate commerce or the production of goods for commerce, as defined in FLSA Section 3(s). Employers covered by this Act may not deny, forfeit, or claw back vested equity…