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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

H.R. 2659: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act

…has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate foreign commerce, under its national-defense powers, and under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make all laws necessary and proper for executing federal functions. Defending…
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…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

Executive Order 14306: Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144

…Act, and 3 U.S.C. section 301. Directives run to executive departments, Commerce/NIST, Homeland Security/CISA, Defense, Energy, National Science Foundation, and intelligence components. Amending prior Executive Orders 13694 and 14144 to…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

S. 850: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

…responsibility because it involves international boundaries and interstate commerce. An individual, local community, or state cannot effectively secure the national border against foreign threats. The bill does not consolidate…
Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026

H.R. 3351: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

…adjustment. The SEC operates under Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) authority to regulate securities and financial markets. The bill modifies the administrative procedures of an SEC office, which is within the…
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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H.R. 2659: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act

Executive Order 14303: Restoring Gold Standard Science

Executive Order 14306: Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144

S. 850: Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act

H.R. 3351: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

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.