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1. 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,…

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 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…

4. 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…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9498 · Oct 17, 2026

   Taxpayer Voice in Court With Judicial Control and Sunset

   …language requiring federal courts to permit appearances raises separation of powers concerns under Article III, Section 1, because Congress should authorize requests to file rather than order courts to accept them. Due process and fairness…

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

   H.R. 845: Pet and Livestock Protection Act

   …the substantive delisting of the gray wolf falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause, the removal of court oversight undermines the separation of powers and individual rights to challenge government action.…

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

   H.J.Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

   …upward; it locks the existing nine-member structure in place and leaves all powers reserved to the States by the Tenth Amendment untouched. The measure orders no arrest, prosecution, seizure, hearing denial, or transfer of property. It…

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

   H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025

   …raises significant constitutional concerns by restricting the equitable powers of federal district courts, which are rooted in Article III and historical practice. While it does not directly violate a specific constitutional provision, it…

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

   S. 5: Laken Riley Act

   Federal detention and removal of noncitizens unlawfully present is within enumerated immigration power and properly federal, but mandatory detention triggered by mere arrest or charge for theft-related offenses permits extended loss of…

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

    S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

    …through FY2034. It stays inside the taxing, borrowing, and appropriations powers, imposes no rights burden, takes no property, and centralizes nothing that a lower level could handle. Grade A. Congress has explicit authority over federal…

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

    H.Res. 1530: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9576) to establish the National Fraud Enforcement Division of the Department of Justice; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10326) to enhance information-sharing capabilities between Federal law enforcement and State agencies to detect, investigate, and prosecute fraud in certain Federal programs, and to protect individual privacy; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 210) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 213) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the ‘‘California State Non

    HRES 1530 is an internal House procedural rule authorized expressly by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It enacts no substantive law, restricts no rights, takes no property, and consolidates no power. It is fully constitutional. The House…

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

    S. 32: LACA

    LACA is a routine Article I and Article III housekeeping measure that designates additional federal court locations. It stays within enumerated power, infringes no rights, expands court access and due process, and decentralizes…

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

    H.Res. 1398: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1383) commemorating the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Working Families Tax Cuts; and for other purposes.

    H. Res. 1398 is a routine House procedural rule setting terms for debating defense, national security, disability demonstration authority, and commemorative measures. The Constitution expressly lets the House set its own rules in Article…

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

    H.R. 2795: End Judge Shopping Act

    The bill raises significant constitutional concerns by restricting the venue for civil actions seeking widely enforceable orders, potentially infringing on the right to petition the courts and the structural principle of judicial…

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

    H.R. 8466: TRUE Accountability Act

    …provided, consistent with the Tenth Amendment reservation for non-delegated powers. No fines, forfeitures, criminal presumptions, or property seizures are authorized. The bill requires risk plans and anomaly detection to reduce improper…

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

    H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

    Constitutional management of federal property with no rights limits, no private taking, and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on…

17. 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

    …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 regulate interstate commerce and…

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8365 · May 15, 2026

    Federal Court Monitor Transparency Act

    To establish accountability, transparency, and limits on court-appointed monitors in federal judicial cases to prevent abuse and ensure efficient oversight. All monitors appointed by federal courts in cases involving consent decrees,…

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

    S. 550: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

    This bill is a narrowly tailored exercise of Congress's plenary authority over Indian affairs, granting a specific tribal land claim jurisdiction in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and extinguishing other claims. It does not infringe…

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

    H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

    HR 1181 is a narrow exercise of the Commerce Clause to bar national card networks from singling out firearms retailers with distinct merchant codes, with DOJ enforcement. It claims no new federal police power, infringes no right, expands…