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

   S. 5317: INSPIRES Act

   …local initiatives. The bill passes the first three questions but fails the fourth because it consolidates some decision-making at the federal level regarding grant priorities. The bill does not take property or deprive individuals of life,…

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

   H.R. 6207: Chip EQUIP Act

   …8, Clause 12-13). The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It restricts the use of federal funds for purchasing certain equipment, which is not a protected right. The…

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

   H.R. 365: Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025

   …Congress's purview. The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…

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

   H.R. 1925: Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2025

   …a report. However, the subject matter—digital identity—could implicate Fourth Amendment privacy concerns if future actions are taken, but this bill itself does not authorize any search or seizure. The bill does not restrict any…

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

   S. 1248: EASE Act

   …is compelled to participate. There is no infringement of the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The bill does not restrict what individuals can do with their person, property, speech, labor,…

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

   H.R. 153: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act

   …legitimate federal interest in overseeing federal spending. The bill fails the fourth question because it consolidates the publication of information at the federal level, but this is a minor issue given that the information is already…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

   S. 146: TAKE IT DOWN Act

   …mechanisms are not narrowly tailored and may chill protected expression. The Fourth Amendment is not directly implicated, but the compelled removal process lacks procedural safeguards. The law protects individuals' control over their own…

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

   H.R. 1326: DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

   …are voluntary and standardized, not mandatory, so they do not implicate the Fourth Amendment. The bill does not restrict individual action. It authorizes federal agencies to conduct research and development, which does not impose…

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

   H.R. 36: MEGOBARI Act

   …officials and their families, and do not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments as applied to U.S. persons. The bill's provisions are consistent with the government's broad…

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

    H.R. 3351: Improving Access to Small Business Information Act

    …The reduction in PRA procedural requirements could indirectly affect the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches by reducing the procedural hurdles for information collection, but the bill retains the requirement to…

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

    S. 2503: ROTOR Act

    …to that enumerated end. No provision implicates the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The bill regulates aircraft equipment and government oversight; it does not restrict speech,…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025

    …enforcement of constitutional rights, such as those protected by the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments, when systemic violations require class-wide relief. This is a potential indirect effect, not a direct violation. The bill does…

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

    S. 5200: Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

    …not a law enforcement or intelligence operation, and does not implicate the Fourth Amendment. The bill does not restrict individual liberty. It provides funding for research and extension activities, which individuals and businesses may…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 5107: Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025

    …(DC Council) had already handled the matter, so this action fails the fourth question of the decentralization test. The bill does not bypass procedural or substantive due process; it is a straightforward legislative repeal. No property is…

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

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

    …on manufacturing. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition. It does not involve searches or…

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

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

    …funds, not a compelled disclosure, and does not constitute a search under the Fourth Amendment because participation is voluntary. No Bill of Rights provision is implicated. The bill does not restrict individual liberty. It provides…

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

    H.R. 10414: Community Health Worker Access Act

    …involvement, as health and social determinants are traditional state concerns. Fourth, the bill consolidates decision-making at the federal level by creating a national Medicare benefit and offering enhanced federal matching funds to…

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

    H.R. 2050: Homeland Heroes Pay Act

    …upward beyond the existing federal role. Thus, it fails only on the fourth question because it maintains federal control, but this is consistent with constitutional design. The bill does not bypass due process or take property without just…

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

    H.R. 165: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

    …supports this action. The bill does not infringe the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It neither establishes nor prohibits religion; it preserves a sacred site at the request of…

20. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 1486 · 119th Congress · Government Operations and Politics · Sep 15, 2026

    H.Res. 1486: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

    …U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to operate in violation of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution while undermining judicial oversight. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.