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

   H.R. 7618: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

   …and interpretation is voluntary, and the required studies of French and Indian War and Mexican-American War sites impose no mandate, prohibition, or condition on private owners. The government bears no additional burden here because no…

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

   H.J.Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".

   …with presentment under Article I, Section 7. No retroactive penalty, no warrantless taking, and just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause is not triggered.

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

   H.J.Res. 130: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.

   Constitutional exercise of congressional power over federal lands. Congress used lawful Article I procedures and its Article IV property power to overturn an agency leasing closure, with no Bill of Rights, sovereignty, or due process…

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

   H.R. 186: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

   …property. Locating a monument on federal land is a direct exercise of these powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…

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

   S. 1596: Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

   …The action is a routine administrative matter within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 to exercise exclusive legislation over federal property, and the…

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

   H.J.Res. 106: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

   HJRES 106 is a constitutional exercise of congressional control over federal lands and executive rulemaking. Under the Property Clause and lawful review procedures it nullifies an agency land plan, infringes no Bill of Rights protection,…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 1676: Make SWAPs Efficient Act of 2025

   The Make SWAPs Efficient Act is a routine administrative reform to an existing cooperative federal-state grant program. Congress is acting within its spending power to fund wildlife conservation and to attach reasonable procedural…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4238 · Jul 23, 2026

   Endless Mountains Heritage Partnership Act

   …power for heritage designation on private lands may exceed Congress's limited powers under Article I, Section 8. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – limited to interstate…

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

   H.R. 4467: Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act

   This bill is a routine federal land conveyance that falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power over federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. It does not infringe any constitutional right, burdens no individual…

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

    H.J.Res. 104: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

    HJRES 104 is a lawful exercise of Congress's Property Clause power that removes a federal closure and restores open leasing consideration, with no rights infringement, no sovereignty restraint, and no due-process taking. Congress has…

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

    H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

    Congress acted within its Property Clause authority over federal lands to disapprove a 20-year mineral withdrawal, with no Bill of Rights infringement, no restriction on private person or property, no upward consolidation beyond the…

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

    H.R. 1945: America's National Churchill Museum National Historic Landmark Act

    …designation of a national historic landmark, well within Congress's enumerated powers under the Property Clause and the General Welfare Clause. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, respects individual sovereignty, and…

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

    H.R. 2196: National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act

    …Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2). This bill does not exceed these powers. The bill imposes no restrictions on speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process,…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    S. 356: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

    …to states and counties with federal land are a legitimate exercise of both powers, because the federal government holds the land and may provide compensation in lieu of local taxation. The act restricts no speech, press, religion,…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 4294: MAWS Act of 2026

    …voluntary federal program that operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any constitutional rights, and respects individual sovereignty and decentralization principles.…

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

    H.R. 3922: Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act

    …directs a study and recommendations within the federal government's enumerated powers over public lands and does not infringe any rights, restrict individual sovereignty, or violate due process. The bill directs the Government…

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

    H.R. 4219: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

    HR 4219 gives statutory authority to an existing refuge-based invasive species program and requires a progress report. Congress is acting on federal property it already owns, which the Property Clause expressly authorizes, with no rights…

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

    H.J.Res. 105: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

    …compelled testimony, or punishment is authorized. Tenth Amendment reserved powers are respected because Congress returns management discretion rather than imposing a new federal mandate on private conduct. The resolution expands rather…

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

    H.R. 168: TORCH Act

    The TORCH Act raises significant constitutional concerns by expanding federal categorical exclusions from environmental review and exempting federal agencies from Endangered Species Act consultation, which may undermine procedural due…

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

    H.R. 5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025

    Constitutional advisory and housekeeping measure for the federal District under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17. Time-limited commission and Interior maintenance program create no rights infringement, sovereignty restriction, or due…