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

   H.Res. 1057: Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 261) to amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure the supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to conside

   …the potential for the firearms bill to restrict Second Amendment rights warrants a 'B' grade, as the final outcome depends on the underlying legislation. The resolution is a procedural measure under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which…

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

   H.Res. 1336: Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

   House Resolution 1336 is an internal procedural waiver allowing same-day consideration of specified Rules Committee reports. Under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 each House may set its own rules. It restricts no rights, takes no property,…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

   S.Con.Res. 37: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham.

   …make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers, which includes the management of the Capitol. This resolution is a purely internal legislative action, well within these powers. The resolution does not…

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

   H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

   House internal transparency rule squarely authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clauses 2-3. It spends no new private regulation, restricts no citizen liberty, centralizes no power, and takes no property. Any fairness concern about naming…

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

   H.Res. 1300: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) to permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

   Procedural House rule setting debate terms for veterans gun-rights protections, disability pay increases, and a Smithsonian museum site. It rests on clear Article I rulemaking power, infringes no rights, restricts no individual,…

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

   H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat

   …squarely within that grant. It does not itself exercise Article I, Section 8 powers beyond Congress, such as Clause 12 to raise armies or Clause 1 to tax and spend; those substantive powers belong to the underlying bills to be separately…

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

   S.Res. 412: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

   S. Res. 412 is an internal Senate procedural rule for voting on nominations en bloc. It rests on explicit Article I, Section 5 and Article II, Section 2 authority, infringes no rights, takes no property, and consolidates no power. The…

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

   S.Res. 532: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

   …is an internal Senate procedural resolution exercising explicit constitutional powers over rules and nominations, with no rights infringement, sovereignty burden, upward consolidation, or due process issue. Analysis by SI finds it fully…

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

   H.Res. 405: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

   …process. The underlying bills appear to fall within Congress's enumerated powers, and none of the provisions clearly infringe constitutional rights. The rule's restrictions on amendment and debate are typical House procedures and do not…

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

    H.Res. 1423: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

    HRES 1423 is an internal House procedural rule authorized by Article I, Section 5. It takes no property, imposes no mandate, and infringes no rights; it only schedules debate on four bills. The House has explicit authority to adopt its own…