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

   H.R. 7128: TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026

   SI review finds the TRIA reauthorization through 2034 is a routine exercise of commerce and necessary-and-proper authority to stabilize interstate insurance markets, with no rights restriction, sovereignty burden, or due-process taking.…

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

   H.R. 5587: HEATS Act

   …activity as a major federal action. No reliance on an expansive reading of the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate wholly state and private land activity. No provision of the first ten Amendments is infringed. The…

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

   H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

   …funds are drawn. Foreign-affairs spending is tied to federal powers over commerce with foreign nations under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, naturalization and offenses against the law of nations under Clauses 4 and 10, and support for the…

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

   H.Res. 282: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ''Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications''; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …which fall within Congress's enumerated powers, such as the power to regulate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) for the CFPB rules, and the power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its powers (Article I,…

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

   S.J.Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".

   …CFPB supervisory rule over large digital payment apps. It rests on Article I commerce and oversight authority, enacted through proper bicameralism and presentment, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual economic…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10346 · Oct 16, 2026

   Cobalt Supply Chain Accountability and Sunset Act

   …That structure protects due process while keeping enforcement aimed at foreign commerce and imports, where federal power is strongest. Funding would be capped at $8 million total from existing trade and labor enforcement funds, with no new…

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

   H.R. 9330: Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act

   …has minor constitutional tensions. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce power, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual sovereignty by requiring a no-cost option. However, it preempts state…

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

   H.R. 10346: Stop China’s Exploitation of Congolese Children and Adult Forced Labor through Cobalt Mining Act

   …mining industry, which falls within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and trade. It does not directly restrict individual rights or impose new burdens on citizens, but it does involve federal action in an area that could…

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

   S. 5380: A bill to provide for a ten-year statute of limitations for export control violations under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

   …While export controls fall within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national security, the extension raises significant concerns under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments by lengthening the period of legal jeopardy and…

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

    S.J.Res. 47: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    …issue. Congress has the enumerated power to legislate on interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to make all laws necessary and proper for executing its powers (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). The Clean Air Act, under…

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

    H.Res. 93: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

    …the Controlled Substances Act, which is within Congress's power under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18), but this resolution itself only provides for…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 3668: Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act

    …power without a compelling constitutional justification. While Congress has Commerce Clause authority over interstate pipelines, the consolidation of decision-making at the federal level and the elimination of state authority represent…

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

    H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026

    …necessary to execute federal powers. Authority rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 for providing for the common Defence and general Welfare through procurement spending, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, the Necessary and Proper…

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

    S.J.Res. 31: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".

    Constitutional oversight that stays inside enumerated commerce and oversight powers, infringes no rights, expands individual and state latitude, and uses lawful process. Grade A. Congress acts within explicit authority. Article I, Section…

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

    H.R. 2987: CEASE Act of 2025

    …program, which is grounded in Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and spending. The bill does not infringe on individual rights, does not take property, and does not consolidate authority beyond the federal level—it…

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

    H.R. 1939: U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act

    The bill operates within Congress's enumerated foreign affairs and commerce powers, including the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to define and punish offenses against the law of nations. It does not infringe on…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

    S. 996: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act of 2025

    …federalism framework of the Clean Air Act. While it may be within Congress's commerce power, it consolidates decision-making at the federal level and restricts state experimentation, which is a core value of the Tenth Amendment. The bill…

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 3857 · Oct 15, 2026

    Improved Snow Forecasts with Capped Funding and State Protections

    …proposal. Spending power and authority over federal property and interstate commerce support data collection for federal projects, while the Tenth Amendment leaves water rights and allocation decisions to the states and existing contracts.…

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

    H.R. 4216: Made-in-America Defense Act

    …not expand federal power beyond existing enumerated authority over foreign commerce and national defense, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and does not centralize decision-making beyond the federal level where it already…

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

    H.Res. 1459: Expressing support for the designation of July 2026 as "American Grown Flower and Foliage Month".

    …to express its views and to support agriculture under the Spending and Commerce Clauses, and it does not infringe on any constitutional provision. The resolution is a non-binding expression of congressional sentiment. While it touches on…