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

   S. 5200: Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

   …enumerated power to provide for the general welfare and regulate interstate commerce. It authorizes agricultural research and extension programs, which fall squarely within federal authority. The bill does not infringe on any…

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

   H.R. 10254: MORE Savings Act

   …It operates within federal enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, does not infringe core Bill of Rights protections, and respects individual sovereignty by expanding access to treatment without coercion. However,…

3. 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…

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

   H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

   The bill is a federal exercise of the Commerce Clause power to regulate imports, which is well-established. It raises minor due process concerns because it allows destruction of property without a prior hearing, but it mandates regulations…

5. 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…

6. 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…

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

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

   …tensions. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment's enforcement authority, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and respects individual sovereignty by exempting the…

8. 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…

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

   H.R. 736: Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

   …However, the underlying requirement is based on federal authority over commerce and taxation. The Supreme Court has recognized federal power to regulate financial transactions and require reporting under the Commerce Clause (Article I,…

10. 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)…

11. 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,…

12. 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…

13. 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…

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

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

    …speech while pursuing funding neutrality. Congress relies on the Spending Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to set terms for federal funds it appropriates for student aid and international education. Conditioning participation on…

15. 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…

16. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14345: Implementing the United States-Japan Agreement

    Tariff-setting is a federal foreign-commerce function, with no direct Bill of Rights violation, but executive imposition of a broad 15 percent duty system under emergency powers bypasses Congress's exclusive Article I taxing power and…

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

    Executive Order 14361: Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil

    …significant enumerated-powers tension. The power to lay duties and regulate commerce with foreign nations belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3. This order rests on delegated statutes, principally the…

19. 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.…

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

    Executive Order 14382: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran

    …plus congressional delegation, operate at the proper federal level for foreign commerce and national security, and impose no direct Bill of Rights violation or domestic taking. Broad fact-finding and modification discretion create minor…