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1. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.J.Res. 139: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government.

   This proposed constitutional amendment imposes a balanced budget requirement and supermajority rules for tax increases on the federal government. It does not infringe any enumerated rights or individual sovereignty, and it respects due…

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

   S. 5442: Cost Estimates Improvement Act

   …Act is a routine internal procedural measure that directs the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to include debt servicing costs in their cost estimates. It does not expand federal power, restrict individual…

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

   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.

   …is a routine exercise of Congress's constitutional power over the federal budget. It does not itself enact any spending or revenue changes, but sets forth a framework and reconciliation instructions. The primary constitutional concern is…

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

   S.Con.Res. 40: A concurrent resolution setting forth 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.

   This concurrent resolution establishes a congressional budget framework for FY2027-2036. It does not itself authorize any specific spending or revenue programs, but sets aggregate levels and enforcement procedures. The resolution is…

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

   S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution 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.

   SCONRES 33 is a routine congressional budget framework exercising core Article I fiscal and rulemaking powers. It imposes no rights restriction, no individual mandate, and no taking, and it operates at the proper federal level for federal…

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

   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.

   HCONRES 14 is a routine exercise of Congress fiscal powers: setting federal budget levels and reconciliation instructions for FY2025-FY2034. It infringes no rights, takes no property, and governs only federal spending and revenue planning,…

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

   S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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.

   SCONRES 7 is a routine internal congressional budget framework for FY2025 through FY2034. It stays inside the taxing, borrowing, and appropriations powers, imposes no rights burden, takes no property, and centralizes nothing that a lower…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10078 · Aug 14, 2026

   Fiscal Responsibility and Emergency Flexibility Act

   …cuts or revenue increases, ensuring deficit neutrality over a specified budget window. This Act establishes a statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirement for all legislation affecting direct spending or revenues, effective for fiscal years…

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

   H.R. 10327: Cost Estimates Improvement Act

   …requirement within Congress's enumerated power to legislate and oversee the budget. It does not infringe any rights, restrict individual sovereignty, centralize power, or violate due process. Congress has explicit constitutional authority…

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

    H.R. 1771: Improper Payments Transparency Act

    …Transparency Act is fully constitutional. It requires the President's annual budget to include narrative descriptions and corrective action plans regarding improper payments at federal agencies. This is a straightforward exercise of…

11. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5442 · Oct 15, 2026

    Honest Debt Cost Estimates with Limits and Review

    …keep the original goal and make it workable. It would direct the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to add a clear debt-service section to each public cost estimate. That section would show added interest costs…

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

    H.R. 4464: Preventive Health Savings Act

    This bill is fully constitutional. It merely requires the Congressional Budget Office to produce supplementary estimates about long-term savings from preventive health care when Congress requests them. It does not expand federal power…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8646 · Jun 06, 2026

    Agriculture and Rural Development Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2027

    …An independent oversight board composed of members from the Congressional Budget Office and the Government Accountability Office shall review program efficiency annually and report to Congress. Enforcement is through automatic budget…

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

    H.R. 10078: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated power over the public debt and the budget, and it does not infringe on individual rights or consolidate power beyond the federal level. The bill is fully consistent with the Constitution. The bill…

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

    H.R. 9824: Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026

    …It is a funding reallocation that affects only federal agencies and their budgets, not individual rights. The bill imposes no restrictions on what individuals may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not…

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

    H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025

    …prior appropriations. The President's proposal under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act does not impound funds unilaterally; Congress enacted the cuts as Public Law No. 119-28. No First Amendment or other Bill of Rights…

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

    S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

    …under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause. Limiting Office of Management and Budget withholding and extending availability of withheld funds strengthens procedural regularity and the Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 requirement that funds be…