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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. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 5254 · Oct 15, 2026

   Limited Park Partnership With Full Cost Recovery and Public Access Protection

   …public use, and yearly public totals allow open review. No major enumerated-powers defect appears on the official summary, because Congress may regulate federal park property, but the agreement needs clear limits on duration, fees, and…

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

   S. 858: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

   This bill designates a location for a monument on federal land, which falls within Congress's enumerated power to manage and dispose of federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. It does not restrict any rights, impose…

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

   H.R. 952: Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

   …trial, jury, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is a straightforward property conveyance. The bill imposes no restriction on individual liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. To the contrary, it…

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

   S.J.Res. 89: A joint resolution 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".

   …the Tenth Amendment because it concerns federal property, not state police powers. The questions: (1) individuals cannot handle this because it involves federal land management; (2) local communities cannot handle this because the land is…

7. 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…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 05, 2026

   S. 2273: Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

   …Administration of state trust funds for schools is within reserved state powers under the Tenth Amendment, not a federal enumerated-power question. No federal overreach. No provision restricts speech, religion, arms, searches, trial…

9. 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…

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

    H.R. 3620: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

    The bill is a narrow, specific land conveyance from the federal government to a private Alaska Native nonprofit for health and social services. It falls within Congress's enumerated power over federal property under Article IV, Section 3,…

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

    H.R. 8454: To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.

    …jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is a purely administrative land management measure. The bill does not restrict any individual's use of their person, property, speech, labor, or belief.…

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

    S. 790: A bill to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center".

    …trial, jury, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers are affected. The bill imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not command, forbid, or penalize any…

13. 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…

14. 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,…

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

    H.R. 1550: Strengthening America’s Turning Point Act

    …jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. The bill imposes no restrictions on personal liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It is a purely administrative naming change with no impact on…

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

    H.R. 249: To redesignate certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.

    This bill merely renames two existing features within a federal national park. It does not expand federal power, restrict any rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The federal government has clear authority over its own property under…

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

    H.R. 5254: Gateway Partnership Act

    The Gateway Partnership Act is a narrow, time-limited authorization for the National Park Service to enter into a single agreement with a private foundation to host private events at Gateway Arch National Park. It does not expand federal…

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

    H.R. 5729: North Rim Restoration Act

    The North Rim Restoration Act is a federal action within the enumerated power to manage federal lands under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not take property without due process. The…

19. 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…

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

    H.R. 261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

    The Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 is fully constitutional. It restricts the Department of Commerce from imposing duplicative federal permit requirements on undersea cable activities in national marine sanctuaries when a state or…