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

   H.Res. 1499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1501) to amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9436) to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1490) providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4795) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit an institution that participates in a nonexpressive commercial boycott of Israel from being eligible for certain funds under that Act, to require an institution that participates in certain programs under that Act to certify that students are not unreasonably obstructed from participating in academic programs in Israel, and for ot

   …debate on listed bills is expressly authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 and restricts no private rights, property, or process. Any First Amendment concern attaches to the underlying boycott bill, not to scheduling its…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

   H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the

   …provisions (H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, H.R. 3062) that may fall under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), but the interconnection queue reform and border-crossing facility provisions may exceed the scope of federal authority…

3. 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.

   …interests by preventing compelled financial surveillance of lawful commerce. No rights are infringed by the rule itself under the First Amendment or Fourth Amendment. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, labor,…

4. 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.

   …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, denies no process, and consolidates no substantive power, so it is fully…

5. 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…

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

   …1438 is an internal House rules measure authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It authorizes no surveillance, imposes no mandate on private persons, takes no property, and restricts no Bill of Rights freedom. Substantive…

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.

   …no power. The Senate has explicit authority to act. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 provides Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 provides the Senate's advice and consent role for Officers…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act

   …as an internal congressional ethics rule under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It does not expand federal power over states or private citizens, infringe the Bill of Rights, or bypass due process. Minor tension remains in extending…

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

   H.Res. 1498: In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards.

   …censure of its own Member is expressly authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It infringes no Bill of Rights protection, restricts no private sovereignty, stays at the correct level of government, and follows Ethics Committee…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.Res. 1175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 through October 20, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …privacy rights. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 10 (foreign affairs) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate foreign intelligence surveillance. The extension of…

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

    H.Res. 518: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

    …518 is an internal House procedural rule authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It spends nothing, mandates nothing for the public, infringes no rights, and consolidates no power. Constitutionally sound SI legislative procedure. The…

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

    H.Res. 1398: 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. 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. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.

    …The House has explicit authority for this act under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which provides that Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings. A special rule providing for consideration of listed bills is a core exercise of…

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

    H.Res. 1333: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for el

    …1333 is an internal House procedural rule authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It takes no substantive action on spending, child care, student assistance, or family assistance, and therefore infringes no rights, restricts no…

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

    H.Res. 1345: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

    …has explicit authority to set its own proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, which provides each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings. A special rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8312, H.R. 8464, H. Res. 1335,…

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

    H.Res. 1530: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Non

    …internal House procedural rule authorized expressly by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It enacts no substantive law, restricts no rights, takes no property, and consolidates no power. It is fully constitutional. The House has explicit…

16. 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.

    …has explicit authority to set its own proceedings under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2, and to provide advice and consent on nominations under Article II, Section 2, Clause 2. Authorizing en bloc consideration in Executive Session is a…

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

    H.R. 6019: To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

    …is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 to determine the rules of its proceedings, and under the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to enact and repeal laws governing…

18. 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.

    …its proceedings and to manage its own internal affairs. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 provides that 'Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings,' which implicitly includes the use of the Capitol building for official…

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

    H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

    …its own operations and the federal printing system. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 grants Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers. Additionally, the…