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

   S. 2393: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

   Authorizing a VA hospital project in St. Louis is a core exercise of Congress war powers and spending authority with no rights infringement, no taking, and no improper centralization. Congress has explicit authority to raise and support…

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

   H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

   …data sharing requires privacy safeguards, but no direct rights violation, warranting a B. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes and provide for the general welfare through spending,…

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

   H.R. 8469: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

   …supporting National Guard construction. Veterans care follows from the war and military powers plus the Necessary and Proper Clause in Clause 18. The bill makes no restriction on speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, trial…

4. 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 for domestic speech suppression, religious establishment, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, unfair trial, or punishment. The bill funds foreign-affairs administration, commissions, and economic assistance. No…

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

   H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

   …11, 12, 13, 14, and 18, including power to provide for common defence, declare war, raise and support armies, provide and maintain a navy, regulate land and naval forces, and make laws necessary and proper for execution thereof. Annual…

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

   S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

   …national defense: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-16 covering declaration of war, raising and supporting armies, providing and maintaining a navy, regulating forces, and calling forth the militia, plus Clause 18 necessary and proper…

7. Bill (official record) · H.Res. 748 · 119th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications · Sep 19, 2025

   H.Res. 748: Condemning attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of a political party or the President of the United States, and warning against the rise of authoritarianism.

   Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the…

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

   H.R. 2243: LEOSA Reform Act

   …the federal level and the potential for undermining state sovereignty, which warrant a 'B' grade with recommendations for structural adjustments. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) to regulate…

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

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

   …speech, religion, assembly, press, 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…

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

    H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

    …fragmenting obligations owed by the federal government that sent members to war. (1) Individuals cannot pay their own service-connected compensation. (2) Counties cannot administer national DIC or VA guarantees. (3) States cannot assume…

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

    H.R. 7757: KIDS Act

    …from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with least-restrictive means, parental opt-in, and no identity retention. The bill restricts minors and…

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

    H.R. 2978: GUARD Act

    …investigation and permits federal technical assistance. It does not authorize warrantless searches, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or any punishment under the Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No Tenth Amendment…

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

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

    …it places at the federal level a function states and localities could perform, warranting a B. Federal authority rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, the power to lay and collect taxes to provide for the general Welfare, which supports…

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

    H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026

    …programs, which must still proceed under existing Fourth Amendment warrant requirements, Fifth Amendment grand jury and self-incrimination protections, and Sixth Amendment trial rights. No provision authorizes warrantless search, compelled…

15. 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".

    …taking and requires no hearing. It removes a reporting mandate that threatened warrantless financial dossier-building inconsistent with procedural due process and the presumption against arbitrary action under the Fifth Amendment Due…

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

    H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

    …Amendment), or quarter soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or violate trial rights (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments).…

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

    S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

    …and seizures, and the sharing of nonpublic commercial information without a warrant or clear statutory safeguards may be considered an unreasonable search. Additionally, the bill's 'reasonable suspicion' standard for requesting assistance…

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

    H.R. 2478: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

    …review. Minor tension remains from temporary loss of access to personal funds, warranting tight construction and prompt review, but no direct rights violation. Congress regulates open-end investment companies and transfer agents operating…

19. 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

    …adjudicate guilt, impose punishment without trial, authorize seizure without warrant, or take private property for public use. No procedural due process violation under the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause and no physical or regulatory…

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

    H.R. 9946: Equity in STI Testing Act

    …on rights, but the cost-shifting and centralization of health policy decisions warrant a 'B' grade. Congress has authority under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) to condition federal funds and under the Commerce Clause…