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

   S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

   …direction for the Federal Communications Commission to allow shark-attack warnings on the existing wireless alert system. It exercises a clear commerce power, restricts no rights, takes no property, and adds no federal control over local…

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

   H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025

   …facilities on federal property. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and interstate commerce. The bill does not infringe on individual rights; rather, it streamlines administrative processes and imposes a…

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

   H.R. 901: Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act

   …but has minor constitutional tensions. It operates within DHS's enumerated powers over internal security and acquisitions, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and respects individual sovereignty by targeting institutional…

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

   H.R. 812: MAKERS Act

   The MAKERS Act is fully constitutional. It authorizes the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants for makerspace research and development, which falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power under the Taxing and…

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

   H.R. 1838: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act

   The bill operates within the federal government's enumerated spending power and adjusts an existing rural broadband program, which is a permissible use of the Spending Clause. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, though the…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10152 · Oct 17, 2026

   Limited Review and Open Model Support Act for Artificial Intelligence

   Help people and firms understand risks from open artificial intelligence models linked to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia, and support wider use of open models built in the United States. Congress has power here, and that power has…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9318 · Jun 18, 2026

   Quantum Security Advisory Commission Act of 2025

   …Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary and proper to carry out enumerated powers) Tenth Amendment (reserving to states powers not delegated; the Commission does not preempt state research) Fifth Amendment Due Process (narrow data…

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

   H.R. 979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025

   …activity but a prescriptive design standard. This exceeds the enumerated powers because it is not a necessary and proper means to execute any enumerated power; it is a standalone mandate on manufacturing. The bill does not directly…

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

   H.R. 1737: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the value, cost, and feasibility of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting the contiguous United States, the United States Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria.

   …investigative and oversight functions, which are implied by its enumerated powers. The bill imposes no restrictions on speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process,…

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

    H.R. 1870: SPEED for BEAD Act

    The SPEED for BEAD Act generally operates within federal enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Spending Clause, and does not directly infringe individual rights. However, the prohibition on state rate regulation raises…

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

    H.R. 1880: Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025

    …manner consistent with that authority, and does not exceed enumerated federal powers. The bill directly protects First Amendment rights by prohibiting the FCC from revoking licenses or imposing conditions based on viewpoints broadcast. It…

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

    H.R. 2659: Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act

    …an area within Congress's enumerated national-security and foreign-affairs powers. It does not restrict individual rights, commandeer state governments, or deny due process. Its information-sharing provisions are expressly subject to…

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

    H.R. 1681: Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

    …authorizations on public lands, which falls squarely within these enumerated powers. The bill does not restrict speech, press, assembly, religion, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings,…

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

    H.R. 9908: Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

    …of health and commerce, which falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers. The bill does not infringe on individual rights, does not impose mandates on individuals or states, and does not consolidate decision-making beyond what is…

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

    H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

    …does not infringe unenumerated rights retained under the Ninth Amendment or powers reserved under the Tenth Amendment, especially as exempt areas retain choice. The bill does not restrict what a person may do with their person, property,…

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

    S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".

    …it reverses a federal expansion of the E-Rate program and preserves reserved powers under the Tenth Amendment. No person is deprived of life, liberty, or property, and no property is taken for public use under the Fifth Amendment. The…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10170 · Oct 17, 2026

    Limited Memory Chip Study With Cost Cap and Sunset

    Understand the market and supply chain for advanced memory chips and find ways to expand supply and lower costs for finished products. Congress may fund this study-only assessment under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 because it…

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

    H.R. 1223: ANCHOR Act

    The ANCHOR Act directs the National Science Foundation to study and plan for cybersecurity and telecommunications upgrades to the U.S. Academic Research Fleet. This falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to promote the progress…

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

    H.R. 1717: Communications Security Act

    The Communications Security Act is a modest, procedural bill that formalizes an existing FCC advisory council. It does not expand federal regulatory power over communications networks, but rather provides statutory authority for an…

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

    H.R. 494: To amend the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 to make improvements to the Federal Cyber Scholarship for Service Program, and for other purposes.

    The bill operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the General Welfare Clause, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The primary constitutional tension is the expansion of the scholarship program's…