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

   H.R. 1272: Secure Storage Information Act of 2025

   …requires information and availability of storage devices. The First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments are not implicated. The Tenth Amendment is not violated because the bill regulates interstate…

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

   H.R. 3357: Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act

   …securities markets. The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It mandates corporate disclosures, which are commercial speech and not protected under the First…

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

   H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

   …petition, or arms. It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) — it only expands existing criminal liability and forfeiture for already-illegal conduct. No cruel or unusual punishment is mandated (Eighth…

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

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

   …these enumerated powers. The bill does not infringe the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. It does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, or criminal procedure.…

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

   H.R. 4593: SHOWER Act

   …I, Section 8, Clause 18. The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It defines a product for water-efficiency regulation and does not restrict speech, religion,…

6. Bill (official record) · S. 4998 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security · Jul 15, 2026

   S. 4998: Fourth Amendment Restoration and Protection Act of 2026

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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

   S.Con.Res. 38: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

   …which is the minimum necessary for a national budget. The resolution fails the fourth question because it centralizes decisions on many spending areas that could be left to states or localities, but this is a structural feature of the…

8. Bill (official record) · H.J.Res. 9 · 119th Congress · Economics and Public Finance · Jan 03, 2025

   H.J.Res. 9: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the United States Government from increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each House of Congress.

   …increasing its debt except for a specific purpose by a law adopted by three-fourths of the membership of each chamber of Congress. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

9. Bill (official record) · H.J.Res. 80 · 119th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Mar 24, 2025

   H.J.Res. 80: Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

   …which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, regardless of any time limit that was in the original proposal. The Equal Rights Amendment…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10106 · Aug 18, 2026

    Visa Integrity and Congressional Oversight Act of 2025

    …9, Clause 7 (appropriations) Tenth Amendment (reserving powers to states) Fourth Amendment (privacy concerns addressed by allowing unclassified reports with classified annex)

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

    H.R. 1608: Department of Homeland Security Vehicular Terrorism Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2025

    …While future technology recommendations could theoretically implicate the Fourth Amendment, the bill itself does not authorize any search, seizure, or surveillance. No rights are infringed. The bill places no obligations or restrictions on…

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

    H.R. 3617: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

    …supply-chain nexus. No provision infringes the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. The bill imposes duties on DOE and entails neither surveillance nor search or seizure of persons or property,…

13. Bill (official record) · S.Res. 799 · 119th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement · Jul 15, 2026

    S.Res. 799: A resolution expressing the condolences of the Senate and honoring the memory of the victims on the fourth anniversary of the mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4117)

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

    H.R. 556: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

    …Clause power, not an overstep. The bill does not implicate the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It does not infringe the Second Amendment; to the extent it addresses ammunition and hunting, it…

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

    H.Res. 1560: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4393) to secure the border and reform the immigration laws.

    …written, the resolution is neutral and does not implicate the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. The resolution does not directly restrict individual liberty, property, or labor. It is a procedural measure.…

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

    H.R. 6387: FIRE Act

    …air quality data and state petitions to the EPA. No provision implicates the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. The FIRE Act does not restrict what individuals may do with their own person, property, speech, labor, or…

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

    H.R. 506: Security First Act

    …It does not authorize searches or seizures without warrant or probable cause (Fourth Amendment) — the seizure provision applies to unreported monetary instruments at the border, where the border search exception applies. It does not…

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

    H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

    …actually enhances privacy protections, which aligns with the spirit of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. No rights are infringed. This bill does not restrict individual liberty. It concerns the…

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

    S. 4394: Promoting Police Leadership Act

    …no surveillance, and no restrictions on individual conduct. The First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments are not implicated. The bill does not restrict what any person may do with their own person,…

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

    H.R. 168: TORCH Act

    …Clause. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, by exempting federal agencies from reinitiating consultation under the Endangered Species Act,…