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

   H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

   …press, or religion; Second Amendment arms; Third Amendment quartering; Fourth Amendment search or seizure; Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, due process, or takings; Sixth Amendment trial rights; Seventh Amendment juries; Eighth…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act

   …queries continues warrantless search of private communications, violating the Fourth Amendment and individual sovereignty despite new audits and penalties. Regulation of foreign intelligence collection tied to foreign persons abroad falls…

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

   H.R. 8466: TRUE Accountability Act

   …under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. No criminal penalty, speech code, or property seizure is created. The bill regulates…

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

   S. 254: ARTIST Act

   …Amendment expression through cultural art, Second Amendment is not implicated, Fourth Amendment search protections are not altered, and the Tenth Amendment is respected because federal preemption here rests on an enumerated commerce power…

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

   H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

   …of lawful arms purchasers. It authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and creates no compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment. The bill expands rather than restricts individual sovereignty. It prevents the creation…

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

   H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act

   …Amendment, nor arms under Second Amendment, nor privacy against search under Fourth Amendment. Property-blocking sanctions target Russian officials, state enterprises, and foreign entities for foreign aggression, not domestic persons for…

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

   H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

   …Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth Amendment recordkeeping burden is narrow, industry-specific, and subject to judicial review. The bill regulates intermediaries and issuers seeking public…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025

   …not disarm under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, and does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. The bill does not restrict what a person may do with their own person, property,…

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

   H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

   …First Amendment, infringes the Second Amendment, authorizes searches under the Fourth Amendment, compels self-incrimination, or denies trial rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Appropriations alone do not infringe…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

    …under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. Conditions such as public land databases and counselor performance review apply to…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act

    …speech under the First Amendment, do not authorize search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and do not compel self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment. The fee for violations is civil and regulatory, not criminal punishment under…

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

    H.R. 2966: American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

    …loans. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, the exclusion of certain classes of individuals from a federal benefit program may implicate the Fifth…

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

    H.R. 5362: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".

    …First Amendment, no arms restriction under Second Amendment, no search under Fourth Amendment, no self-incrimination or taking under Fifth Amendment, and no reservation issue under Tenth Amendment. It is a purely honorific designation. The…

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

    H.R. 8464: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

    …not authorize search or seizure beyond routine funds administration under the Fourth Amendment, and does not deny a protected liberty or property interest under the Fifth Amendment. No criminal penalty, trial right under the Sixth…

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

    H.R. 884: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

    …own electoral rules, absent a compelling federal interest. The bill fails the fourth question of the decentralization test because it consolidates decision-making upward. The bill does not bypass due process or take property without just…

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

    S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

    …with no penalty, mandate to speak, or surveillance. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment are not implicated. S. 1003 imposes no restriction on what a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. No one is compelled…

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

    S. 32: LACA

    …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and in fact supports Sixth Amendment rights to trial and Seventh Amendment jury access by reducing travel…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

    …that could occur entirely within a state's interior. The bill violates the Fourth Amendment by creating a de facto 'border zone' where fleeing from law enforcement triggers federal criminal penalties. The Fourth Amendment protects against…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

    …Amendment, nor arms under Second Amendment, nor authorizes searches under Fourth Amendment. Nutrition, commodity, credit and conservation programs regulate funding and voluntary program terms, not expressive or possessory liberty. Severity…

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

    H.Con.Res. 84: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.

    …through Tenth Amendments is implicated, including the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment. The measure imposes no restriction on person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It limits only the federal executive deployment of troops abroad.…