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

   H.R. 2400: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026

   …Indian affairs and federal property. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Indian Commerce Clause) grants Congress power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (Property Clause) grants Congress power to…

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

   H.R. 192: Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act

   …power beyond the necessary scope. Congress has authority over interstate commerce and federal instrumentalities. Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation created under the Rail Passenger Service Act, and Congress has broad authority to…

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

   H.R. 901: Research Security and Accountability in DHS Act

   …for the common defense (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and to regulate commerce with foreign nations (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). DHS's mission to protect the homeland from security threats provides a rational basis for this internal…

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

   H.R. 825: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act

   …has minor constitutional tensions. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce power and does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, but the permanent ban on SBA assistance for individuals convicted of financial crimes raises…

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

   H.R. 36: MEGOBARI Act

   …has explicit constitutional authority over foreign affairs and international commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and the President's foreign affairs powers are…

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

   H.R. 1048: DETERRENT Act

   …constitutional concerns. While Congress has broad authority over interstate commerce and the spending power, the bill's expansive disclosure requirements and prohibitions on contracts with foreign entities of concern implicate First…

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

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

   …It operates within the federal government's enumerated foreign affairs and commerce powers, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by targeting only foreign persons engaged in piracy, passes all…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 4423: No New Burma Funds Act

   …constitutional. Congress has explicit constitutional authority over foreign commerce and the conduct of foreign affairs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress power to 'regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,' and the Necessary…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 3898: PERMIT Act

   …waters' under the Clean Water Act. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce power over navigable waters (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and does not directly infringe individual rights, though its narrowing of federal…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 1681: Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

    …constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and federal property, imposes no restrictions on individual rights, and does not consolidate power upward beyond what is necessary for managing federal…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 7613: ALERT Act

    …It falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and navigable airspace under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. The bill imposes safety equipment requirements on aircraft, which do not infringe any Bill of…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 6398: RED Tape Act

    …protections. It is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate environmental matters affecting…

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

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

    …procedure to pause suspected elder exploitation redemptions fits interstate commerce authority and preserves ownership with notice and court review. Minor tension remains from temporary loss of access to personal funds, warranting tight…

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

    H.R. 9436: Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026

    A routine exercise of the commerce power over interstate fisheries that adds no new rights burden, taking, or centralization. The SI review finds it extends the status quo deadline for whale-protection gear rules from 2028 to 2035,…

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

    H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025

    …is imposed, so the measure stays within the spending power and does not exceed Commerce Clause limits under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. No provision of the first ten Amendments is infringed. The bill creates voluntary grants, rebates,…

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

    Executive Order 14301: Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy

    …operations. Subject matter rests on Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Necessary and Proper authority executed through Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 2140, 42 U.S.C. 5842, and on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 Property Clause for…

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

    Executive Order 14312: Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions

    …Syria. That expands 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…

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

    Executive Order 14316: Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates

    …taking occurs, yet federal executive consolidation of the taxing and foreign-commerce power requires congressional reauthorization with clear limits. Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 vest power to lay and collect Duties and to…

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

    H.R. 10087: Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main constitutional tension is the expansion of federal involvement in healthcare, which raises…

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

    Executive Order 14300: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

    …regulation of civilian nuclear energy rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce power and Clause 18 necessary-and-proper authority, as exercised in the Atomic Energy Act and the cited Public Law 118-67 directive on efficient…