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

   Executive Order 14245: Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil

   …disarm under Second Amendment; does not authorize searches or seizures under Fourth Amendment. Economic burden of higher import prices is not a cognizable speech, arms, or search violation. Order restricts liberty of contract, labor, and…

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

   Executive Order 14378: Continuance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Review Council

   …council under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. No First Amendment or Fourth Amendment or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The order directs only the executive branch to continue the SI-supported Review Council. It imposes no…

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

   H.R. 9310: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027

   …raises significant constitutional concerns, particularly regarding the Fourth Amendment and the principle of decentralization. The bill does not itself authorize specific surveillance or enforcement actions, but it provides the financial…

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

   Executive Order 14411: Strengthening Customs Enforcement

   …are regulatory and do not constitute unreasonable searches under the Fourth Amendment, as they are part of a closely regulated industry and are not criminal investigations. The order does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property…

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

   Executive Order 14414: Advancing Regenerative Agriculture and Strengthening American Farm Resilience

   …protected by the Bill of Rights. It does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or impose cruel or unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment). The order's provisions are entirely…

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

   H.Res. 352: Calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter antisemitism and educate the public on the contributions of the Jewish American community.

   …or petition (First Amendment). It does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment), nor does it affect due process, self-incrimination, or takings (Fifth Amendment). It merely encourages voluntary action by public and private…

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

   S.J.Res. 11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".

   …No provision of the first ten Amendments, including the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment, is infringed. The resolution lessens a restriction on private labor and property use by lessees and operators. Instead of compelling an…

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

   Executive Order 14305: Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

   …Section 7(a) explicitly requires detection activity be 'consistent with the Fourth Amendment' and 'to the extent permitted by law.' The main tension is Fourth Amendment: Sec. 7(c) directs automated real-time sharing of personal identifying…

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

   Executive Order 14380: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

   …foreign-origin goods does not implicate First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment. No domestic person is targeted for belief or expression. Order burdens only importers sourcing from countries that supply oil to Cuba, an…

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

    Executive Order 14384: Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

    …Amendment; no curb on arms under Second Amendment; no search or seizure under Fourth Amendment; no compelled testimony or taking under Fifth Amendment; no trial or jury or punishment issue under Sixth Seventh Eighth Amendments. The order…

11. 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…

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

    H.R. 7892: No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026

    …after reasonable suspicion of fraud, plus notice to applicant. This is not a Fourth Amendment unreasonable search, not compelled testimony under Fifth Amendment, and does not restrict speech, arms, assembly, or trial rights. The burden is…

13. 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…

14. 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…

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

    H.R. 2478: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025

    …intrusion is brief and procedural, not a permanent taking or search under the Fourth Amendment. The bill temporarily limits an adult owner, including those age 65 or older or adults with impairment, from receiving redemption proceeds for…

16. 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…

17. 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…

18. 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.…

19. 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,…

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

    H.R. 10326: PROOF Act

    …police power. No First, Second, or other Bill of Rights infringement. The Fourth Amendment is the closest question because state-held administrative records are shared with DOJ, but the bill limits collection to fraud investigation in…