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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 207 · Aug 07, 2026

   National Vehicle Emission Standards Harmonization Act

   …burden of multiple state standards on automobile manufacturers and interstate commerce. Congress finds that a single national standard for vehicle emission standards is essential to protect interstate commerce, reduce compliance costs, and…

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

   H.R. 10170: Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026

   …It falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, imposes no burden on individual sovereignty, and leaves all decision-making at the federal level only for information-gathering, not for coercive…

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

   Executive Order 14420: Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans

   …The federal government's power over public health is limited to interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), taxing and spending (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), and federal enclaves. State vaccine mandates for school attendance…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

   …The bill also lacks a nexus to any enumerated power, such as foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) or national defense (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-16), as it targets local school operations rather than direct foreign…

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

   Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

   …Federal lands, Federal mineral leasing, Federal agency guidance, and foreign commerce promotion, which by definition cannot be handled by an individual, county, or single state. Directing Interior and Agriculture to prioritize leasing…

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

   H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

   …power to define and punish offenses against the law of nations and to regulate commerce with foreign nations. It does not infringe on domestic constitutional rights, as it targets foreign persons and foreign conduct. The mandatory…

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

   H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the

   …provisions (H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, H.R. 3062) that may fall under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), but the interconnection queue reform and border-crossing facility provisions may exceed the scope of federal authority…

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

   H.J.Res. 88: 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; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

   HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…

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

   Executive Order 14257: Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

   …tailored justification. The power to lay duties, imposts, and regulate Commerce with foreign Nations belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3. The President may execute only authority constitutionally held under…

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

    Executive Order 14322: Saving College Sports

    …power. Article I, Section 8 lists limited federal powers including the Commerce Clause in Clause 3, but operating collegiate athletic departments, scholarships, and athlete endorsements are predominantly local educational activity already…

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

    S. 5301: Voice for Farm Workers Act

    …the federal government's enumerated powers over agriculture and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it consolidates farmworker outreach and coordination at the federal level, which could be handled…

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

    S. 5254: Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026

    The bill operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate foreign commerce and to create and fund federal agencies, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main constitutional concerns are the expansion of federal…

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

    Executive Order 14404: Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

    …and chief diplomat, as well as Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national defense (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 11). The order cites specific statutory delegations, including the International Emergency Economic…

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

    H.R. 1309: Protect America’s Lands Act

    …securities, which falls within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and securities regulation. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, but it does restrict the ability of natural asset companies to access…

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

    H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act

    …traditional scope of enumerated powers. The bill does not regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in a way that justifies a permanent federal health insurance program for children. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the…

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

    H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act

    Constitutional pilot program within Congress commerce power that eases travel burdens without infringing rights, restricting liberty, centralizing new power, or bypassing due process. Congress has authority over interstate air…

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

    H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

    …and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, giving Congress power to dispose of and make rules for…

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

    Executive Order 14331: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans

    …Federal banking supervision rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce authority and Clause 18 necessary and proper authority as applied to federally chartered and insured institutions. The order limits action to the greatest extent…

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

    Executive Order 14357: Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China

    …PRC commitments on fentanyl precursors. It operates within the federal foreign-commerce domain, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual economic liberty, and satisfies due process through prospective published…

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

    Executive Order 14366: Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors

    …interstate securities and pensions under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause. Order creates no new regulatory power beyond statutes passed by Congress and requires Administrative…