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

   S. 2: Secure America Act

   …deliberation. While border security is a legitimate federal interest under the Commerce Clause and the plenary power over immigration, the bill's broad delegation of authority and the deployment of advanced surveillance systems without…

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

   H.R. 4544: American Access to Banking Act

   …authority over the federal banking system under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause, plus Clause 5 power to regulate currency and financial system. Directing federal regulators to review…

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

   H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act

   Deregulatory banking bill within Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers that reduces federal burdens, imposes no rights infringement, expands private and local decision-making, and takes no property without due process. Regulation of…

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

   Executive Order 14272: Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products

   …232 investigation order stays within presidential execution of a valid foreign-commerce and national-security statute, imposes no rights restriction or property taking, and addresses a subject only the federal level can assess. President…

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

   Executive Order 14289: Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles

   …takes no property, and operates in the inherently federal field of foreign commerce. Any concern about the broader emergency-tariff regime is mitigated, not worsened, by this order. The power to lay duties and regulate commerce with…

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

   Executive Order 14297: Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients

   …conduct, stays at the federal level only where foreign trade and interstate commerce require it, and defers takings and process questions to future lawful proceedings. Residual risk is in threatened future rulemaking and approval review,…

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

   H.R. 8005: Stop Pills That Kill Act

   …constitutional concerns. While Congress has clear authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate the interstate drug trade, the bill's expansion of criminal penalties for possessing manufacturing equipment may overreach by criminalizing…

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

   H.R. 4307: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

   …with law enforcement. The bill falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers, and it does not consolidate authority beyond the federal level in a way that violates the Tenth Amendment. The grade is A. Congress has authority to…

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

   H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

   …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main concern is that it may consolidate decision-making at the federal level for lands that could be…

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

    H.R. 164: POWER Act of 2025

    …the federal government's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the Commerce Clause, as it conditions federal funds on compliance and addresses interstate electricity infrastructure. It does not infringe on individual rights, and…

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

    H.R. 832: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

    …It operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and foreign affairs, does not infringe on individual rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The main constitutional tension is a mild…

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

    H.R. 4553: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

    …funds for the general welfare. Funding the Army Corps of Engineers (commerce and navigation under Clause 3), the Bureau of Reclamation (property under Clause 17), and Department of Energy programs (defense under Clause 12, general welfare)…

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

    H.R. 6409: FENCES Act

    …events) are the cause. The bill operates within Congress's established Commerce Clause authority to regulate interstate and foreign pollution, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, imposes no restrictions on individual liberty,…

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

    H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act

    …guarantee private loans for general business software and cloud services. The Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, permits regulation of interstate commerce, not federal financing of ordinary business inputs. The Spending…

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

    H.R. 7757: KIDS Act

    Federal commerce authority exists for interstate platforms, and due process structure is preserved, but the bill imposes broad speech and association limits, mandated identification systems, and federal design standards better handled by…

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

    Executive Order 14255: Establishing the United States Investment Accelerator

    …14255 is a lawful Article II management directive that creates a facilitative Commerce Department office for large investments, works within existing law and appropriations, imposes no mandates, takes no property, infringes no Bill of…

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

    Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in Supersonic Flight

    …review finds Executive Order 14304 constitutional: it acts within established commerce and executive authority to repeal an overland supersonic ban and replace it with data-driven noise certification, with no rights infringement, no…

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

    Executive Order 14367: Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

    …law' and subject to appropriations, relying on Congress's powers over commerce, offenses against the law of nations, and provision for common defense. Scope of the WMD label is broad but remains within direction of the executive branch.…

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10111 · Aug 21, 2026

    Immigration Oversight and Accountability Act of 2025

    …the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization and to regulate commerce with foreign nations. It shall not extend to state immigration enforcement activities that are not directly related to federal programs or funding. All…

20. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10070 · Aug 14, 2026

    Border Patrol Overtime Parity and Accountability Act

    …overtime eligibility without clear standards. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce with Foreign Nations) Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 (Rule of Naturalization) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Tenth…