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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.Res. 1423 · Jul 16, 2026

   Constitutional Consideration Rule for H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181

   …years, and requiring a study by the Department of Transportation on interstate commerce effects. Funding for the study shall come from the DOT's existing administrative budget. Section 2. Consideration of H.R. 8595 (National Security…

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

   H.Res. 1075: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4758) to repeal provisions of Public Law 117–169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification, and for other purposes.

   …subsidies—fall within Congress’s enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Taxing and Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). No rights are infringed, individual sovereignty is preserved…

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

   H.Res. 242: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and

   …the authority to determine the rules of its proceedings (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2), and this resolution is a textbook exercise of that authority. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not expand federal power beyond…

4. 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…

5. 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…

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

   H.Res. 977: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

   …The underlying bills fall within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal appropriations. Nothing in the resolution restricts individual rights, violates due process, or improperly centralizes power beyond the…

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

   H.Res. 282: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ''Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications''; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …which fall within Congress's enumerated powers, such as the power to regulate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) for the CFPB rules, and the power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its powers (Article I,…

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

   H.Res. 1140: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.

   …is the core use of that power, not an extension of federal power over labor or commerce. This is a House procedure measure setting terms for debate on H.R. 5408. It does not limit speech, press, religion, assembly, arms, searches, trial…

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

   H.Res. 1032: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.

   …voting on three other bills. It does not itself appropriate funds, regulate commerce, or exercise any substantive power. The resolution is squarely within the House's enumerated procedural authority. The resolution is a procedural rule for…

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.

    …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,…