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

   H.R. 1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

   …digital currency that could track individual financial transactions without a warrant. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and…

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

   H.R. 2478: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

   …review. Minor tension remains from temporary loss of access to personal funds, warranting tight construction and prompt review, but no direct rights violation. Congress regulates open-end investment companies and transfer agents operating…

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

   H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

   …and Bank Secrecy Act reporting apply to regulated intermediaries, not general warrantless seizure of private papers. No prior restraint under First Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth…

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

   S. 1582: GENIUS Act

   …third-party financial-records doctrine and statute-specific process; no warrantless seizure or compelled self-incrimination provision is created by this bill itself. Bill restricts unlicensed issuance and use of non-permitted stablecoins…

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

   H.R. 1944: 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act

   The bill likely exceeds Congress's enumerated powers by imposing a nationwide price control on credit card interest rates, which is not a regulation of interstate commerce in the traditional sense but rather a direct mandate on private…

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

   S.J.Res. 13: A joint resolution 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.

   …regulatory burden. It rests on enumerated commerce and necessary-and-proper powers, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual freedom, decentralizes rather than consolidates power, and observes due process. Congress acts…

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

   H.R. 1309: Protect America’s Lands Act

   The bill is a federal prohibition on trading certain securities, which falls within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and securities regulation. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, but it does restrict…

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

   H.R. 736: Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

   …is that the underlying reporting requirement may exceed federal enumerated powers, but this bill itself merely delays an existing deadline and does not worsen that issue. The extension is a minor, fixable adjustment, hence a B grade. The…

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

   S.J.Res. 18: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

   SJRES 18 is a constitutional use of congressional oversight to void a CFPB overdraft rule. It relies on enumerated legislative power, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual and market choice, returns decisions toward…

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

    S.J.Res. 28: A joint resolution 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".

    SJRES 28 is a constitutional exercise of congressional legislative and oversight power that nullifies an expanded CFPB supervisory rule over large digital payment apps. It rests on Article I commerce and oversight authority, enacted…

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

    H.R. 7730: Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act

    …jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It merely adjusts monetary thresholds for bankruptcy eligibility. The bill expands access to bankruptcy relief by raising debt limits, thereby increasing…

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

    H.R. 10167: Common Cents Act

    The Common Cents Act is a federal statute that falls within Congress's enumerated power to coin money and regulate the value thereof. It does not infringe on any specific Bill of Rights protections, and while it imposes a minor burden on…

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

    H.R. 1787: Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act

    This bill is a straightforward exercise of Congress's enumerated power to coin money and regulate the value thereof. It does not infringe any constitutional right, restrict individual sovereignty, or consolidate power improperly. The…

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

    H.R. 3351: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

    The bill is a narrow procedural adjustment to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) as applied to a specific SEC office. It does not expand federal power beyond existing authority, nor does it infringe on individual rights. The primary…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 17, 2026

    H.R. 10325: To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.

    The bill operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and the monetary system, and it does not directly infringe on individual rights. However, it raises concerns about federal overreach into housing…

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

    H.R. 1190: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

    The bill is a simple reporting requirement that directs an existing SEC office to study and report on issues faced by rural small businesses. It does not expand federal regulatory authority, restrict any individual rights, or consolidate…

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

    H.R. 3394: Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

    This bill is constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate securities and interstate commerce, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by expanding voluntary investment…

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

    H.R. 4544: American Access to Banking Act

    HR 4544 is a procedural reform within clear federal banking authority that reduces regulatory friction, infringes no rights, takes no property, and decentralizes in effect by easing entry for new institutions. Fully constitutional.…

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

    H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act

    Deregulatory banking bill within Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers that reduces federal burdens, imposes no rights infringement, expands private and local decision-making, and takes no property without due process. Regulation of…

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

    H.R. 8278: Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act

    …to Congress every five years. Grounded in Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers, it creates no new regulation, no rights restriction, no taking, and no centralization. Congress has explicit authority to regulate interstate commerce and…