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

   H.R. 1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

   …sodium nitrite products and the forced disclosure of intimate images without a warrant or judicial process raise serious due process and First Amendment concerns. The bill also consolidates numerous policy areas at the federal level,…

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

   H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

   …or the right to bear arms. It does not authorize searches or seizures without warrants; the wastewater surveillance provision is a potential concern under the Fourth Amendment, but it is a grant program that funds state and local…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10127 · Aug 22, 2026

   Federal Research Integrity and Oversight Act for Gender-Related Medical Treatments

   …NIH peer-review processes are generally robust, but additional safeguards are warranted for studies involving minors or irreversible treatments; (3) taxpayer funds should not support research that lacks clear scientific merit or adequate…

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

   H.R. 1875: Medicaid Provider Screening Accountability Act

   …at the federal level and imposes ongoing compliance burdens on states, warranting a 'B' grade for minor constitutional tension. Congress has authority under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) to attach conditions to…

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

   S. 5319: Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act

   The bill uses the federal spending power to impose labor regulations on healthcare providers as a condition of Medicare participation. While this is a recognized use of federal power, it significantly intrudes into areas traditionally…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

   S. 3386: Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025

   …have traditionally regulated health insurance and Medicaid under their police powers and Tenth Amendment reserved powers; the bill preempts state choices on coverage for gender-transition procedures and noncitizens. (4) The bill…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2001 · Jul 22, 2026

   State Dental Access Partnership Act of 2025

   …provide for the general welfare through conditional grants). Tenth Amendment (Powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the States; this bill respects that by making participation voluntary). Fifth Amendment Due Process (no…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10100 · Aug 18, 2026

   Early Breast Cancer Detection Act of 2025

   To require that health insurance plans cover annual screening mammography for women beginning at age 30 without cost-sharing, thereby increasing early detection of breast cancer and reducing mortality disparities. Section 1. Short Title.…

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

   H.R. 9832: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

   …this expansion raises significant constitutional concerns regarding enumerated powers, individual sovereignty, and decentralization. The bill does not directly violate the Bill of Rights, but it consolidates decision-making at the federal…

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

    H.R. 10410: Educating Future Nurses Act

    The bill is mostly sound but has minor tensions with the enumerated powers doctrine and decentralization principles. It uses the spending power to incentivize nurse training, which is within federal authority, but the permanent nature of…

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

    H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act

    …health insurance program for children, which goes beyond the enumerated powers of Congress and consolidates authority at the federal level. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it expands federal involvement in…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5365 · Aug 11, 2026

    Community Mental Health Workforce Training Block Grant Act of 2025

    …cap, uses existing funds rather than new taxes. The bill may exceed enumerated powers if it mandates federal control over training curricula or hiring, potentially infringing on state police powers under the Tenth Amendment. If the grant…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8659 · May 14, 2026

    Federal Aid Clarity for Professional Students Act

    …by limiting to aid recipients without state mandates. Exceeds enumerated powers by potentially mandating state institutions' classification of programs without conditional federal funding (Tenth Amendment) Lacks explicit tie to spending…

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

    H.R. 9816: MOMMIES Act

    …oversight of federal funds. Therefore, the bill falls within enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial…

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

    S. 5089: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2026

    …coverage is a logical extension of that program. The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not delegated to the United States, but the Spending Clause delegates this power. The bill does not preempt state authority over dental licensing or…

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

    S. 5236: Improving CARE for Youth Act

    …on the use of federal funds. It does not exceed Congress's enumerated powers because it operates through the spending power, not through a direct mandate on states or individuals. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten…

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

    H.R. 6238: NIH IMPROVE Act

    The NIH IMPROVE Act is a federal grant program for maternal health research, which falls within Congress's spending power and is generally consistent with the Constitution. It does not infringe on individual rights, and while it involves…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

    …to attach conditions to spending, this bill may infringe on state police powers and parental rights, creating a tension with the Ninth and Tenth Amendments. The bill passes checks on enumerated powers and due process but fails on…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 20, 2026

    H.R. 10087: Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act

    The bill is a federal Medicare coverage expansion for cancer care planning services. It operates within Congress's enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on…

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

    H.R. 10056: Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act of 2026

    …which is a significant expansion of federal authority beyond the enumerated powers of Article I, Section 8. While the conditions attached to Medicare participation are a recognized federal tool, the specific prescriptive limits on nurse…