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

   H.R. 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

   …The bill's broad definition could also lead to arbitrary enforcement, raising Fourth Amendment concerns about searches and seizures without probable cause. The bill restricts the ability of individuals and organizations to use their own…

2. 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

   …and congressional reporting only. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated, and no Ninth or Tenth Amendment reserved right is infringed. The bill restricts no personal conduct, property use, speech,…

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

   Executive Order 14312: Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions

   …liberty under the First Amendment (association and commerce-related speech), Fourth Amendment (freedom from seizure of property), Fifth Amendment (restoration of use of property), and Ninth and Tenth Amendments (retained rights and…

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

   H.R. 4795: Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026

   …which is a colorable First Amendment infringement. No Second, Third, Fourth, Eighth Amendment issue is present. By tying institutional eligibility to suppression of Israel-directed boycotts, the bill indirectly burdens the expressive…

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

   Executive Order 14354: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

   …creates no enforceable right or benefit. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights provision is implicated. The order restricts nothing a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or…

6. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 12, 2026

   Fair Audit Modernization and Taxpayer Hearing Protection Framework

   …to find inaccurate returns and then measure recoveries and accuracy; a fourth shows due-process risk when overpayments applied during hearings can erase Tax Court review and when refund deadlines keep running. For principled conservatives,…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 14, 2026

   Executive Order 14399: Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections

   …implicating the First Amendment right to vote and associate. The Fourth Amendment is also implicated because the order requires the transmission of personal data (citizenship status) without a warrant or individualized suspicion,…

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

   H.R. 277: Matthew Lawrence Perna Act of 2025

   …protections under the First Amendment (by protecting political protest), the Fourth Amendment (by limiting surveillance and requiring FOIA disclosure), and the Fifth Amendment (by addressing malicious overprosecution and due process). The…

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

   H.R. 1927: CLEAR Act of 2025

   …as per the anti-commandeering doctrine. The bill raises concerns under the Fourth Amendment (unreasonable seizure) and the Fifth Amendment (due process). Mandatory detention of individuals unlawfully present, without individualized…

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

    S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

    The bill raises significant concerns under the Fourth Amendment and principles of due process by expanding the sharing of nonpublic information about imported merchandise without clear procedural safeguards. While it operates within…

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

    H.R. 5505: Equal Campus Access Act of 2026

    …which would itself violate the First Amendment. No infringement of the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments is present. The bill protects the autonomy of religious student organizations to set their own…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026

    H.R. 9498: Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

    …(Fifth Amendment) and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures (Fourth Amendment) in tax enforcement contexts. No provision of the Bill of Rights is violated. The bill imposes no restriction on individual action. It does not…

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

    H.R. 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    …or jury trial. It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) and does not impose cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment). The criminal penalties are proportionate and apply only to intentional failures…

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

    H.R. 5408: Faster Labor Contracts Act

    …Fifth Amendment and Ninth Amendment retained rights. No direct Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendment violation. The bill restricts what employers and employees may do with their own labor, property, and speech: mandatory…

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

    H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025

    …punish speech; private broadcasters remain free to speak. No search under the Fourth Amendment, no arms regulation under the Second Amendment, no quartering, self-incrimination, trial, jury, or punishment issues are present. Tenth…

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

    S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

    …Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or imposes searches under the Fourth Amendment. Funding health exchanges and Medicaid expands access and does not compel speech or seize property. The bill does not restrict personal conduct,…

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

    H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

    …authorizes speech suppression under the First Amendment, seizure under the Fourth Amendment, or other direct infringement of Amendments 1-8. Severity is none because any rights risk would come from later agency implementation, not this…

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

    Executive Order 14267: Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

    …the Second Amendment; authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; and compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment. It creates no criminal liability, trial procedure, punishment, or property seizure. It is…

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

    Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

    …First Amendment; arms under the Second Amendment; search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment; or any other protection in Amendments 3 and 5-10. The order governs internal Defense Department contracting procedures, workforce training, and…

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

    Executive Order 14289: Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles

    …or punishment. It reduces cumulative duty exposure under First Amendment and Fourth Amendment analysis there is no search, seizure, or expressive regulation. No provision of Amendments 1-10 is infringed. The order lessens restriction on…