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

   H.Res. 313: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, and for other purposes.

   This resolution is a procedural rule governing how the House considers a budget resolution. It does not itself authorize any spending, regulation, or enforcement action. It operates entirely within Congress's enumerated power to determine…

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

   H.Res. 499: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

   …Congress's constitutional authority over its own proceedings and the federal budget. It does not infringe on any individual rights, does not consolidate power improperly, and adheres to due process requirements. The waiver of points of…

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

   H.Res. 161: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) 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 Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters’’; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions’’; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

   This resolution is a procedural rule governing floor consideration of three measures. It does not itself enact substantive policy, but merely sets the terms for debate and amendment. The Constitution grants each house of Congress the…

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

   H.Res. 590: Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

   This resolution is a routine procedural measure by which the House of Representatives agrees to a Senate amendment to a bill. It concerns the internal legislative process of Congress, which is expressly authorized by the Constitution. It…

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

   H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish serviceme

   HRES 1224 is a procedural resolution that sets the terms for considering several bills. The Constitution expressly grants each house of Congress the authority to determine its own rules of proceeding (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). The…

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

   HRES 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 13, 2026

   H.Res. 713: Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and removing her from the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on the Budget.

   The resolution is a disciplinary action by the House of Representatives against one of its members, a power explicitly granted to each chamber by the Constitution. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, as the speech of a…

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

   H.Res. 426: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 31) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act"; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

   …of two Congressional Review Act disapproval resolutions and certain budget-related resolutions. It does not itself enact substantive policy, but rather sets the terms for debate and voting in the House of Representatives. The resolution is…

9. 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.

   This resolution extends warrantless surveillance authorities under FISA Title VII, which implicates serious Fourth Amendment concerns and consolidates federal surveillance power without adequate due process safeguards. The extension of…

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

    H.Res. 354: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and En

    This resolution is a procedural rule governing House consideration of several joint resolutions under the Congressional Review Act. It does not itself enact substantive policy, but rather sets the terms for debate and amendment. It is a…

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

    H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

    The GPO Modernization Act of 2026 is a routine administrative and operational update to the Government Publishing Office and the Library of Congress. It operates squarely within Congress's enumerated powers to manage its own internal…