Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0919
Case Information
- Source
- congress.gov / U.S. Government Publishing Office (BILLS-119s5025is)
- Author
- U.S. Senate (119th Congress)
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-16
- Content Type
- Legislation
- Opinion Issued
- 2026-07-27
- AFCS Version
- 1.0
Holding
Introduced legislation imposing comprehensive sanctions and steep secondary tariffs on the Russian Federation, with relief conditioned on a peace agreement accepted by Ukraine. Scored under the default 70/30 weighting because the bill contains factual findings that are themselves assessed. The measure aligns with Peace Through Strength (Article XVI) and the assertion of American leverage over an adversary (Article I); duties are levied on foreign goods and evasion facilitators, not on Americans, so no Automatic Fail is triggered. Final score 71 (Tier 1 70, Tier 2 73) — Mostly America First.
It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0919 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.