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1. 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…

2. 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…

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

   Executive Order 14262: Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid

   …expedited emergency procedures, and reliability studies fall within commerce and executive authority, with no direct rights infringement. Retention and anti-retirement language for large plants creates only fixable tension on property, due…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14266: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment

   …with private contract and disposition of property. Regulation of duties and commerce with foreign nations is one of the few functions that cannot be handled at a lower level. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 expressly grants Congress power…

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

   Executive Order 14352: Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security

   …exercising Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 regulation of foreign and interstate commerce and Clause 11 authority over national defense. The order stays within that grant by making the findings the statute requires on ownership below 20…

6. 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…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. 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…

10. 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…

11. 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…

12. 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.…

13. 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…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.Res. 827 · Aug 04, 2026

    SAAMI Centennial Recognition Act of 2025

    …encourages its continued work. Within 30 days of enactment, the Secretary of Commerce shall issue a certificate of recognition to SAAMI, to be displayed at its headquarters. No federal funds are appropriated for this recognition; the…

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

    S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

    SJRES 37 is constitutional. It uses Congress's Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff regime on Canada, reducing burdens on liberty, property, and due process rather than creating new ones.…

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

    S.J.Res. 77: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

    SJRES 77 is constitutional. Congress uses its Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff on Canada, removing a burden on peaceful exchange, restoring legislative process, and pushing power away from…

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

    H.R. 226: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.' Taking…

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

    H.R. 6207: Chip EQUIP Act

    …restrictions, which is a valid exercise of the spending power. The foreign commerce and national defense implications also fall within Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the defense power…

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

    H.R. 2481: Romance Scam Prevention Act

    …measure that falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. It imposes a modest disclosure requirement on online dating services, which are inherently interstate in nature, and does not infringe on any specific…

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

    Executive Order 14421: Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System

    …equipment. While the federal government has clear authority over foreign commerce and national security, the order delegates sweeping discretionary powers to the Secretary of Energy, including the ability to impose conditions on…