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

   S.J.Res. 198: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

   …and federal programs. Congress has the enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and to provide for the general welfare, which includes the authority to establish and modify Medicare programs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants…

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

   H.Res. 405: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

   …which falls under Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to provide for the common defense and general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), as well as its authority over…

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

   H.Res. 722: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.

   …(a commemorative resolution). It does not itself appropriate funds, regulate commerce, or exercise any substantive power beyond the House's internal governance. The resolution is squarely within the enumerated power granted to the House.…

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

   H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".

   …that burden unmet, so repeal restores freedom of contract and belief-neutral commerce. Disapproval moves decision-making downward by removing a federal compliance layer on decentralized protocols. Individuals can transact and keep records,…

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

   H.J.Res. 24: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".

   …authority. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 gives Congress power to regulate commerce among the states, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 gives power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying federal powers into effect. Here Congress…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10103 · Aug 16, 2026

   State Eviction Diversion Incentive Act of 2025

   …Amendment. Without a clear nexus to an enumerated power (e.g., interstate commerce or spending for general welfare), the program may intrude on state sovereignty. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause: Congress may tax and spend…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4714 · Jun 11, 2026

   Voluntary Federal-State Fencing Modernization Grant Program Act of 2025

   …I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare / spending power — tied to interstate commerce in agriculture and conservation of water/soil affecting multiple states). Tenth Amendment — preserves state control over land use; program is…

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

   S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

   …government has authority to regulate interstate communications under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network that operates across state lines, and protecting it from…

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

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

   …The bill operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and the FCC's delegated authority, while preserving the FCC's ability to enforce existing laws against fraud, obscenity, and incitement. No rights are…

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

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

    …respect constitutional limits. Congress has authority over interstate commerce and transportation security under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). Directing the TSA to report on digital identity ecosystems in the…

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

    H.R. 8352: Criminal History Access Act of 2026

    …safeguards. The federal government has authority to regulate interstate commerce and to manage federal criminal records. The FBI's criminal history records are federal property, and Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause…

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

    H.R. 9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act

    …integral to the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of treaty and foreign commerce powers. No constitutional rights are implicated, and the bill does not affect the sovereignty of individuals or states. The only minor consideration is…

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

    H.R. 1156: Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act

    …general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The unemployment programs in question were created by Congress under these powers, and extending statutes of limitations…

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

    S. 4785: FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Additionally, the treaty-making power and the historical trust…

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

    H.Res. 1564: Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.

    …sphere under the spending power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the commerce power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), a simple resolution recognizing a day requires no enumerated power because it imposes no legal effect. It is a…

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

    H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause). The bill addresses land within an existing Indian reservation and involves consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe, falling squarely within…

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

    S. 3627: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

    …with fixable issues. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause) to attach conditions to federal funds, including student aid programs. The bill conditions participation in federal student aid on providing…

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

    H.R. 362: Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2025

    …authority to establish a uniform rule of naturalization and to regulate commerce with foreign nations, which includes immigration and visa policies. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 grants Congress the power to establish an uniform Rule of…

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

    H.R. 2388: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

    …affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which grants power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Taking land into trust for a tribe is a recognized exercise of this authority, as affirmed by the Supreme Court in cases like United…

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

    H.R. 2050: Homeland Heroes Pay Act

    …under the Constitution's plenary power over immigration and foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The bill does not directly infringe any of the first ten amendments. It merely provides funding for existing law enforcement…