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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

   …into areas reserved to the states and individuals. The health care and commerce provisions largely fall within Congress's spending and interstate commerce powers, but the blanket ban on sodium nitrite products and the forced disclosure of…

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

   S. 4974: Making America's Food Safer Act

   Constitutional exercise of foreign commerce power with built-in Fifth Amendment hearing, downward information sharing, and voluntary audits. No rights infringement or unlawful consolidation. Federal authority rests on Article I, Section 8,…

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

   S. 932: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

   The bill is a constitutional exercise of federal power under the Commerce Clause and the Spending Clause, as it regulates interstate commerce in pharmaceuticals and conditions federal benefits on compliance. It does not infringe on any…

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

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

   …derives from the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). However, the bill's restrictions on coverage for gender-transition procedures and noncitizens go beyond merely…

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

   H.R. 1832: To establish "Golden Sea Bream" as an acceptable market name for Stenotomus chrysops.

   …falls within the federal government's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The…

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

   S. 4472: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026

   …operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the Commerce Clause, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and appropriately delegates implementation to federal agencies. The programs are consistent…

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

   H.R. 1864: Risky Research Review Act

   …enumerated powers to fund and regulate research under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, the bill's creation of an independent board with broad authority to review and approve research, including pre-enactment awards, and its…

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

   H.R. 9946: Equity in STI Testing Act

   …health coverage mandate that likely falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers, but it raises concerns about federal overreach into state-administered programs and individual choice. It does not directly infringe on rights, but…

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

   H.R. 1931: Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

   …operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it centralizes decision-making at the federal level for pediatric technology payment, which…

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

    H.R. 10254: MORE Savings Act

    …It operates within federal enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, does not infringe core Bill of Rights protections, and respects individual sovereignty by expanding access to treatment without coercion. However,…

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

    H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

    The bill is a federal exercise of the Commerce Clause power to regulate imports, which is well-established. It raises minor due process concerns because it allows destruction of property without a prior hearing, but it mandates regulations…

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

    H.R. 1843: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.

    …approval. It does not expand federal power beyond the enumerated interstate commerce authority, does not infringe any constitutional right, and does not centralize decision-making beyond the current regulatory framework. It imposes no new…

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

    S. 3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

    …constitutional exercise of Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and promote medical progress, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and appropriately delegates implementation to federal agencies without…

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

    H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act

    …traditional scope of enumerated powers. The bill does not regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in a way that justifies a permanent federal health insurance program for children. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the…

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

    H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act

    …within Congress's spending power and its authority to regulate interstate commerce, particularly concerning products that are sold across state lines. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it does involve federal…

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

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

    …is not directly tied to an enumerated power such as regulating interstate commerce or providing for the common defense. While the Supreme Court has upheld Medicare as a valid exercise of the spending power, the addition of dental benefits…

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

    S. 1637: MVP Act

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not centralize authority beyond the federal role already established in these programs. The main…

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

    S. 2398: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, as diseases spread across state lines. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it appropriately delegates implementation to state and local…

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

    H.R. 2821: FDA Modernization Act 3.0

    …expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce in drugs, nor does it infringe on any constitutional rights. The bill is consistent with the Tenth Amendment as it does not commandeer state governments,…

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

    H.R. 6703: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

    The bill is likely within Congress's commerce power, but it raises significant federalism concerns by expanding federal ERISA rules for association health plans and moving insurance-policy decisions upward from the states, where health…