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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
…the bill is a funding measure and does not direct censorship, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, or denial of trial rights. No provision described restricts speech, religion, press, assembly under the First Amendment,…
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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.
…through FY2034. It stays inside the taxing, borrowing, and appropriations powers, imposes no rights burden, takes no property, and centralizes nothing that a lower level could handle. Grade A. Congress has explicit authority over federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 7006: Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill is a regular appropriations measure funding departments and programs within Congress's constitutional spending authority. It does not restrict individual rights, transfer power upward from the states, or deprive anyone of…