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1. 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…

2. 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,…

3. 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.

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

   S. 307: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

   …It does not restrict speech under the First Amendment, does not authorize warrantless searches under the Fourth Amendment, does not compel self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, and preserves trial rights under the Sixth Amendment.…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 2388 · Oct 08, 2026

   Lower Elwha Trust Lands Restoration and Accountability Act

   …be taken without just compensation. The Tenth Amendment leaves state police powers in place outside trust land. The strongest objection is that trust status takes land from local control and may harm existing rights. The answer is to keep…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 5254 · Oct 15, 2026

   Limited Park Partnership With Full Cost Recovery and Public Access Protection

   …public use, and yearly public totals allow open review. No major enumerated-powers defect appears on the official summary, because Congress may regulate federal park property, but the agreement needs clear limits on duration, fees, and…

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

   H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

   …Appropriations Clause). However, the Constitution limits federal spending to powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8. While funding the Department of the Interior, EPA, and related agencies for land management, environmental protection,…

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

   S. 858: Hershel ‘Woody' Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

   This bill designates a location for a monument on federal land, which falls within Congress's enumerated power to manage and dispose of federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2. It does not restrict any rights, impose…

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

   H.R. 952: Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act

   …trial, jury, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is a straightforward property conveyance. The bill imposes no restriction on individual liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. To the contrary, it…

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

    S.J.Res. 89: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

    …the Tenth Amendment because it concerns federal property, not state police powers. The questions: (1) individuals cannot handle this because it involves federal land management; (2) local communities cannot handle this because the land is…

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

    H.J.Res. 130: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.

    Constitutional exercise of congressional power over federal lands. Congress used lawful Article I procedures and its Article IV property power to overturn an agency leasing closure, with no Bill of Rights, sovereignty, or due process…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 05, 2026

    S. 2273: Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

    …Administration of state trust funds for schools is within reserved state powers under the Tenth Amendment, not a federal enumerated-power question. No federal overreach. No provision restricts speech, religion, arms, searches, trial…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 3872 · Oct 12, 2026

    Capped and Accountable Hardrock Leasing for Acquired Federal Lands

    Increase domestic supply of hardrock minerals such as base metals, precious metals, and gemstones by allowing leasing on federally acquired lands. The current limit ties eligibility to the statute under which each parcel was acquired.…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9170 · Jun 07, 2026

    Enumerated Infrastructure and Housing Assistance Act of 2027

    …Urban Development, strictly limited to activities within Congress's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. Section 1: Transportation Infrastructure. Funds are provided solely for projects on interstate highways,…

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

    H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025

    …facilities on federal property. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and interstate commerce. The bill does not infringe on individual rights; rather, it streamlines administrative processes and imposes a…

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

    H.R. 186: Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act

    …property. Locating a monument on federal land is a direct exercise of these powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…

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

    H.R. 364: Territorial Tax Equity and Economic Growth Act of 2025

    The bill is a federal tax measure that falls within Congress's enumerated power to lay and collect taxes under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it does not raise due process or takings…

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

    H.R. 3620: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025

    The bill is a narrow, specific land conveyance from the federal government to a private Alaska Native nonprofit for health and social services. It falls within Congress's enumerated power over federal property under Article IV, Section 3,…

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

    H.R. 3424: SPACE Act of 2025

    The SPACE Act of 2025 is fully constitutional. It directs the General Services Administration to manage federally leased office space more efficiently through shared-space arrangements. This falls squarely within Congress's enumerated…

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

    S. 3878: A bill to establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

    …to provide for the general welfare. The bill does not exceed these enumerated powers. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search…