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

   H.R. 1931: Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025

   …operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it centralizes decision-making at the federal level for pediatric technology payment, which…

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

   H.R. 8790: Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act

   …that falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not take property or bypass due process. However, it consolidates significant…

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

   S. 146: TAKE IT DOWN Act

   …in an area traditionally reserved to the states, though the interstate commerce nexus provides some justification. Overall, the law is a well-intentioned but constitutionally problematic attempt to regulate online speech and platform…

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

   H.R. 1949: Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2025

   …is constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over foreign commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. It does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, does not restrict individual sovereignty beyond legitimate…

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

   H.R. 4776: SPEED Act

   …for major federal actions. Congress has clear enumerated authority under the Commerce Clause and the Property Clause to regulate the environmental effects of federal projects and to define the procedures for such reviews. The bill does not…

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

   H.R. 4593: SHOWER Act

   …law. Congress may regulate showerheads as products in interstate commerce, and the bill does not infringe any enumerated right, take property without compensation, or impermissibly shift power away from state and local governments in a way…

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

   H.R. 4294: MAWS Act of 2026

   …federal program that operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any constitutional rights, and respects individual sovereignty and decentralization principles. Congress has…

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

   S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

   …warnings on the existing wireless alert system. It exercises a clear commerce power, restricts no rights, takes no property, and adds no federal control over local responders. Regulation of interstate electronic communications is within…

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

   H.R. 2978: GUARD Act

   …investment schemes is further supported by Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). The bill does not create a new federal police power; it permits existing grant recipients to target fraud and directs FinCEN reporting, which is…

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

    S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act

    …I placement and uniform penalties for fentanyl-related trafficking fall within commerce authority and preserve trial rights, with a strong protective justification for a lethal interstate drug. Mandatory minimums and class-wide scheduling…

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

    H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

    The Ratepayer Protection Act is constitutional. It rests on the Commerce Clause, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, preserves state decision-making by requiring only consideration of a cost-causer-pays standard, and provides no…

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

    H.R. 1770: Consumer Safety Technology Act

    …Technology Act is constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce power, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by imposing no restrictions on persons or property, passes all…

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

    H.R. 10325: To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.

    …operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and the monetary system, and it does not directly infringe on individual rights. However, it raises concerns about federal overreach into housing policy…

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

    H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

    …within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, including the Commerce Clause (Clause 3) for agriculture and housing, and the power to raise and support armies (Clause 12) for defense production. No action here exceeds…

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

    H.J.Res. 68: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.

    …resolution is a valid exercise of Congress's enumerated power over foreign commerce and military sales, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The primary constitutional concern is the potential overreach into the President's…

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

    H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025

    …This falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and to support small business development. It does not infringe any right, restrict individual sovereignty, centralize power beyond necessity, or…

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

    H.R. 3015: National Coal Council Reestablishment Act

    …as it operates within federal authority over energy policy and interstate commerce, and does not infringe on individual rights. However, it raises minor concerns by exempting the council from periodic re-chartering under the Federal…

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

    H.R. 8278: Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act

    …supervisory technology and report to Congress every five years. Grounded in Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers, it creates no new regulation, no rights restriction, no taking, and no centralization. Congress has explicit authority to…

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

    H.J.Res. 87: Providing 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 Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    Congress used its commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to block a single-state emissions mandate from functioning as a national rule, protecting liberty and uniform federal law with no rights infringement or taking.…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10100 · Aug 18, 2026

    Early Breast Cancer Detection Act of 2025

    …under the Public Health Service Act may be facially constitutional under the Commerce Clause, but lacks a sunset or periodic evaluation, which could be improved for fiscal discipline. No explicit provision protecting state flexibility in…