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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 10326: PROOF Act
…or commercial disclosure. It does not authorize general searches, warrantless surveillance of private papers, or speech/assembly restrictions. No Tenth Amendment violation because compliance is tied to administration of federal funds. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
…to enforce equal protection. The bill is a valid exercise of these enforcement powers, as it aims to prevent racial discrimination in voting. The Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) affirmed that Congress retains the power to…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 212 · Aug 11, 2026
Citizen Voter Integrity and Federal Election Assurance Act of 2025
To make crystal clear that only U.S. citizens may vote in federal elections, and to prevent noncitizens from casting ballots in U.S. congressional and presidential elections. This Act makes it a federal statutory requirement that no State…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026
…federal procurement reform within Congress's spending and Necessary and Proper powers. It infringes no rights, restricts no individual liberty, takes no property, and centralizes nothing beyond the Federal Government buying for itself.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.
Non-binding House resolution condemning fraud against the United States and supporting verification of federal program eligibility before payment. It exercises legitimate spending-oversight authority, infringes no rights, restricts no…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 22: SAVE Act
…of the manner of federal elections, so it falls within Congress's enumerated powers. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, the right to vote is…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5271 · Aug 10, 2026
Secure and Accessible Federal Elections Act of 2025
To require voters to present photo identification when voting in federal elections, in order to prevent voter impersonation fraud and increase public confidence in election integrity. This Act requires that for all federal elections, each…