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48 results for “commerce clause”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act
…II, Section 2) and the federal government's exclusive authority over foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) support federal action in this area. The bill directs the State Department to implement a strategy for foreign military…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act
…speech, property, or privacy. Because it operates within Congress's interstate commerce power and merely requires agency transparency, it is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
Executive Order 14431: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
…within the federal government's enumerated powers over immigration and foreign commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The order's main constitutional tension lies in its delegation of authority and the potential for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14362: Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
…be executed, implementing statutes passed under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations, Clause 11 war-related powers, and Clause 18 necessary and proper. Cited authorities are Immigration and Nationality Act section…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
…is arbitrary and not tied to any enumerated federal power such as regulating commerce or defending the nation. The Supreme Court has held that the federal government's power over immigration does not extend to creating general criminal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1907: Defense Against Drones Act of 2025
…powers by operating within federal authority over airspace and interstate commerce, while deferring to state firearm laws. It does not infringe the Bill of Rights, protects individual sovereignty by affirming property rights, passes all…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9382: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.
…control. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, which includes the regulation of persons and goods crossing international borders. Additionally, the federal government's inherent…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14294: Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations
…regulatory breach into crime, protects freedom to work and to conduct commerce without fear of hidden strict responsibility offenses. The order does not move control to higher power. It orders executive self-review, public lists, restraint…