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

   H.Con.Res. 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon.

   HCONRES 108 is a constitutional exercise of congressional war powers directing withdrawal from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon. It enforces Article I war authority against executive overreach and infringes no rights. Congress has…

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

   H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

   HCONRES 93 is constitutional. It enforces the Article I war powers of Congress, infringes no rights, restricts no individual liberty, keeps war decisions at the constitutionally assigned federal legislative level, and observes due process.…

3. 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.

   HCONRES 84 is a constitutional exercise of shared war powers: Congress uses its Article I authority to end an undeclared deployment and directs withdrawal, with no rights infringement, no taking, and no improper consolidation of power.…

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

   H.Con.Res. 86: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

   …a constitutional correction. It enforces Article I congressional control over war by requiring removal from hostilities with Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force, with a narrow imminent-defense exception. No rights are…

5. 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".

   …through Eight. It removes rather than creates regulatory mandates on vehicle warranties and zero-emission sales, so Tenth Amendment reserved powers are respected by restoring the uniform federal baseline Congress enacted. The resolution…

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

   H.R. 1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act

   …sodium nitrite products and the forced disclosure of intimate images without a warrant or judicial process raise serious due process and First Amendment concerns. The bill also consolidates numerous policy areas at the federal level,…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

   S. 2: Secure America Act

   …funding for biometric entry-exit systems and surveillance towers may lead to warrantless tracking of U.S. citizens and lawful residents, which could violate the Fourth Amendment. The lack of explicit safeguards for privacy and due process…

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

   H.R. 7618: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

   …and interpretation is voluntary, and the required studies of French and Indian War and Mexican-American War sites impose no mandate, prohibition, or condition on private owners. The government bears no additional burden here because no…

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

   H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

   …military. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants Congress the power to declare war, and Clause 12 grants the power to raise and support armies. Additionally, the President's role as Commander-in-Chief (Article II, Section 2) and the…

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

    H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

    …the bill is a funding measure and does not direct censorship, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, or denial of trial rights. No provision described restricts speech, religion, press, assembly under the First Amendment,…

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

    H.J.Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".

    …with presentment under Article I, Section 7. No retroactive penalty, no warrantless taking, and just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause is not triggered.

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

    S. 254: ARTIST Act

    …Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment Section 1. No criminal penalty, no warrantless seizure, no presumption-of-guilt regime, and no taking of private property for public use. The law protects existing property and livelihood interests…

13. 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…

14. 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…

15. 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…

16. 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…

17. 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).…

18. 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…

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

    S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

    …direction for the Federal Communications Commission to allow shark-attack 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…

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

    H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

    …and Bank Secrecy Act reporting apply to regulated intermediaries, not general warrantless seizure of private papers. No prior restraint under First Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth…