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1. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 8535: Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act

   …border security and customs enforcement under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) and the Necessary and Proper Clause, the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights. However, the information-sharing mandate could…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 1941: Preventing Deepfakes of Intimate Images Act

   …intimate deepfakes, which is a legitimate exercise of federal power under the Commerce Clause, but it raises significant concerns regarding the scope of speech restrictions and the potential for overbreadth, as well as the federalization…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 3203: Journalist Protection Act

   …tensions. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause, and it does not directly infringe any Bill of Rights protections. However, the creation of a special protected class for…

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

   H.R. 2978: GUARD Act

   …investment schemes is further supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). The bill does not create a new federal police power; it permits existing grant recipients to target fraud and directs FinCEN reporting, which is…

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

   S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act

   …I placement and uniform penalties for fentanyl-related trafficking fall within commerce authority and preserve trial rights, with a strong protective justification for a lethal interstate drug. Mandatory minimums and class-wide scheduling…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

   H.R. 8005: Stop Pills That Kill Act

   …constitutional concerns. While Congress has clear authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate the interstate drug trade, the bill's expansion of criminal penalties for possessing manufacturing equipment may overreach by criminalizing…

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

   H.R. 4307: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

   …with law enforcement. The bill falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers, and it does not consolidate authority beyond the federal level in a way that violates the Tenth Amendment. The grade is A. Congress has authority to…

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

   H.R. 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

   …tensions. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment's enforcement authority, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and respects individual sovereignty by exempting the…

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

   H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

   …by states, but does so within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce. It does not infringe individual rights or due process, but the creation of a federal coordination center consolidates law enforcement upward beyond what is…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 7834: Safe Cloud Storage Act

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce and to support law enforcement in combating child exploitation. It does not infringe on individual rights, as it only shields vendors from liability under…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 568: Auto Theft Prevention Act

    …Auto theft often involves interstate trafficking, which also implicates the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). Thus, the bill falls within enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press,…

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

    H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl Act

    …and individual sovereignty. While Congress has enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to regulate controlled substances, permanently scheduling an entire class of substances without individualized assessment risks overreach, restricts…

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

    H.R. 2243: LEOSA Reform Act

    …Constitution; it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal property, and it does not directly infringe individual rights. The primary issues are the consolidation of decision-making at the federal…

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

    H.R. 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

    …insurance fraud, which falls under Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). However, the bill redefines 'business of insurance' to include charitable bail funds that post bail, which are not…

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

    H.R. 2240: Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act

    …measure that falls within Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce and to provide for the general welfare, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The primary constitutional concern is the potential for the data…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 5625: Cashless Bail Reporting Act

    …under Article I, Section 8 to regulate state pretrial release procedures. The Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) does not apply because bail decisions are not interstate commerce. The Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8,…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act

    …powers by criminalizing purely local medical care without any interstate-commerce jurisdictional element, violates the Tenth Amendment, and intrudes on fundamental parental and individual liberty interests protected by the Due Process…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.Res. 26: Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

    …in itself. This exceeds Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce or provide for the common defense, as it targets domestic political activity rather than specific criminal acts. The resolution infringes on First…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 3740: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

    …expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce and administer federal law enforcement. However, it raises minor concerns regarding the potential for broad civil liability and the disclosure of trace…

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

    H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

    HR 2189 is constitutional. It falls within Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause to define the scope of federal firearms regulation, and it does so by removing certain less-than-lethal devices from the Gun Control Act. The bill…