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1. 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…

2. 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…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 18, 2026

   National Water Knowledge and Delivery Coordination Proposal

   …8, Clauses 3 and 18 support federal work on navigable waters, interstate commerce, and the administration of federal reclamation and Corps projects. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 supports management of federal property and western…

6. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 17, 2026

   Northern Border Readiness and Workforce Resilience Framework

   …Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 4 grant power to regulate foreign commerce and establish a uniform rule of naturalization, joined by the duty to provide for the common defence and the guarantee in Article IV, Section 4 of protection…

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

   H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

   …Clarity Act is mostly sound but has minor tensions with the Property Clause and the Ninth Amendment. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over federal lands, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual…

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

   S.J.Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".

   …compressed-storage test protocols for hydrogen fuel systems sold in interstate commerce, and states can regulate vehicle use, tort liability, and road safety under their police powers reserved by the Tenth Amendment. The action satisfies…

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

   Executive Order 14328: Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics

   …are within federal enumerated authority: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations for entry/exit and transportation, Clause 4 naturalization and immigration for visa processing, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-14 and…

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

    S.J.Res. 18: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

    …to disapprove an executive rule. Regulation of bank fees tied to interstate commerce falls under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and the Necessary and Proper Clause in Clause 18. Nullifying a rule is plainly within enumerated legislative…

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

    H.R. 10058: Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026

    …are not clearly related to a federal interest (e.g., agriculture or interstate commerce) and may be coercive, as they target specific reading proficiency metrics. This stretches the Spending Clause beyond its intended scope. The bill does…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.Res. 26: Deeming certain conduct of members of Antifa as domestic terrorism and designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

    …in itself. This exceeds Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce or provide for the common defense, as it targets domestic political activity rather than specific criminal acts. The resolution infringes on First…

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

    H.R. 776: Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025

    …of the spending power. The regulation of invasive species affecting interstate commerce and federal lands also falls within the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments.…

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

    H.J.Res. 61: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

    …executive implementation, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 over interstate commerce affected by manufacturing emissions, and Article I, Section 7 legislative power exercised through the Congressional Review Act. Disapproving an agency rule…

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

    Executive Order 14433: Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

    …is lawful federal power over the seat of government: Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 gives Congress exclusive legislation over the District of Columbia, executed by the President under Article II, Section 1 and Article II, Section 3. Work…

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

    Executive Order 14282: Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities

    …and investigative tools. (3) States cannot uniformly regulate foreign commerce and national security or enforce a federal reporting statute. (4) Order does not create new federal control over curriculum; it enforces existing 20 U.S.C.…

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

    S.J.Res. 49: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.

    …constitutional. It exercises Congress's explicit Article I tariff and foreign-commerce powers to end an executive emergency tariff regime, infringes no rights, expands individual economic liberty, returns decision-making to the proper…

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5251 · Aug 08, 2026

    Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee Reauthorization and Accountability Act of 2025

    …that allow dissolution for non-performance. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause – power to regulate interstate air transportation) Tenth Amendment (powers reserved to the states are not infringed because the committee is…

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

    H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

    …II, Section 2) and the federal government's exclusive authority over foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) support federal action in this area. The bill directs the State Department to implement a strategy for foreign military…

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

    Executive Order 14396: Preserving America's Game

    …include regulating the scheduling of private college football broadcasts. The Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) does not grant the federal government power to dictate broadcast timing for non-commercial speech events. The…