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

   H.Res. 518: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.

   …H.R. 2913 and directs transmittal to the Senate. No First Amendment or Fourth Amendment or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, speech, labor, belief, or travel. It…

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

   Executive Order 14395: Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud

   …First Amendment rights (e.g., political association and assembly) and Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. Specifically, the order suggests that certain migrants are voting illegally and that ballot…

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

   H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

   …accordance with existing law. The bill does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The bill restricts the actions of foreign persons who assist the ICC, but this is a foreign policy…

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

   H.R. 1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act

   …speech compelled or restricted under the First Amendment, no search under the Fourth Amendment, no taking under the Fifth Amendment because the surcharge is part of a voluntary purchase price, not a compelled levy. No restriction on…

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

   S. 2393: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

   …construction funds only, implicating no Amendment among the first ten. Fourth Amendment and First Amendment interests are untouched. The act restricts no person in body, property, speech, labor, or belief. It builds a bed tower, clinic…

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

   Executive Order 14318: Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure

   …or petition under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and creates no restriction on unenumerated rights under the Ninth Amendment. The order restricts no person in use of…

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

   Executive Order 14295: Increasing Efficiency at the Office of the Federal Register

   …of Amendments 1-10 is implicated. Consistent with First Amendment and Fourth Amendment non-infringement. Order restricts no person in body, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs internal executive workflow and inter-agency…

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

   S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026

   …of the Bill of Rights. The bill does not infringe on the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments, but the Tenth Amendment is implicated because the bill imposes federal mandates on states and…

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

   H.R. 1998: Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

   …Amendment speech, Second Amendment rights, or any other enumerated right. The Fourth Amendment is not implicated because the sanctions are administrative and based on presidential determination, not criminal search or seizure of U.S.…

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

    H.Res. 1498: In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards.

    …protected speech under the First Amendment, does not search or seize under the Fourth Amendment, and does not impose criminal jeopardy under the Fifth, Sixth, or Eighth Amendments. Censure restricts no private person, property, labor,…

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

    S. 1582: GENIUS Act

    …expression. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Fourth Amendment concern from Bank Secrecy Act recordkeeping is mitigated by existing third-party financial-records doctrine and statute-specific process; no…

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

    S.Res. 532: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

    …other protections under Amendments 1-10. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The resolution restricts no private conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or…

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

    Executive Order 14283: White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    …disarm anyone under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment. No denial of equal protection concern arises from advisory support and voluntary private philanthropy coordination. No restriction on person,…

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

    Executive Order 14292: Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research

    …receiving federal funds and to the maximum extent permitted by law. Fourth Amendment: no search or seizure authorized. Fifth Amendment self-incrimination not implicated. No person is barred from belief, speech, labor, or lawful use of own…

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

    Executive Order 14338: Improving Our Nation Through Better Design

    …no enforceable legal burden under Section 4(c). Cited: First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Tenth Amendment - none infringed. The order imposes no mandate, prohibition, or condition on what any person may do with their person, property,…

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

    Executive Order 14376: Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers

    …under the Second Amendment; does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment. It creates no criminal penalty, no warrantless surveillance, and no taking of private homes. It directs guidance on how the Federal Government…

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

    H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act

    …on expression under the First Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no taking under the Fifth Amendment. No person is compelled to seek a federal oil and gas drilling permit. The fee applies only when an applicant…

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

    H.R. 227: Clergy Act

    …exemption. It coerces no belief or worship, imposes no search under the Fourth Amendment, and takes no property under the Fifth Amendment. First Amendment Free Exercise is supported, not burdened. Individual sovereignty is enlarged. Clergy…

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

    Executive Order 14415: Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

    …or religion restrictions), the Second Amendment (no impact on arms), and the Fourth Amendment (no searches or seizures). The Fifth Amendment's due process and takings clauses are not violated because the order does not take property…

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

    H.J.Res. 105: 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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

    …press, religion, assembly, or petition, nor does it implicate Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment protections. No search, seizure, compelled testimony, or punishment is authorized. Tenth Amendment reserved powers are…