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

   Executive Order 14358: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Consistent With the Economic and Trade Arrangement Between the United States and the People's Republic of China

   …or petition under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments, and creates no search, seizure, or punitive proceeding. Economic regulation of import duty rates is not a Bill of…

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

   Executive Order 14371: Providing for the Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on December 24, 2025, and December 26, 2025

   …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and creates no rights restriction. No Bill of Rights provision is infringed. The order restricts no private…

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

   H.R. 9203: Student Protection and University Accountability Act

   …interest. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, by imposing detailed procedural mandates on institutions, it may indirectly affect academic…

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

   Executive Order 14299: Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security

   …no speech restriction, and no disarmament, satisfying First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments. Order restricts no person in use of their own person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It enables private-sector…

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

   H.R. 6359: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

   …or burden religious exercise. It also does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The First Amendment permits narrowly tailored factual disclosure requirements tied to federal funds.…

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

   H.R. 1958: Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026

   …power. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. However, the provision making individuals ineligible for relief from torture raises serious concerns under the Fifth…

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

   H.R. 8428: Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act

   …doctrine issue arises for government employees receiving job training, and no Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendment right is burdened. The bill restricts no private person in the use of their person, property,…

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

   Executive Order 14385: Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and Its Citizens From Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats

   …information (CHRI) for screening is not an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment because the records are already lawfully in government custody, and Section 3(b) requires privacy safeguards consistent with applicable law. No…

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

   H.R. 9736: Stop CHEATERS Act

   …bear arms (Second), quarter soldiers (Third), or impose unreasonable searches (Fourth). It does not compel self-incrimination (Fifth) because it only requires the IRS to report on its own enforcement plans and tax gap analysis—not to…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

    Executive Order 14421: Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System

    …powers. The order does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It regulates commercial transactions involving foreign equipment, which is not protected speech or…

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

    H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

    …petition, or arms. It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) — it only expands existing criminal liability and forfeiture for already-illegal conduct. No cruel or unusual punishment is mandated (Eighth…

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

    Executive Order 14352: Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security

    …assembly, petition or religion is imposed, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment is ordered, and no arms, quartering, trial or punishment provision is implicated. Content moderation and recommendation models are placed under…

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

    S.Con.Res. 38: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

    …which is the minimum necessary for a national budget. The resolution fails the fourth question because it centralizes decisions on many spending areas that could be left to states or localities, but this is a structural feature of the…

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

    Executive Order 14381: Celebrating American Greatness With American Motor Racing

    …ban, and no provision authorizes surveillance, searches, or seizures under the Fourth Amendment. The order does not restrict what any person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It celebrates a voluntary sporting…

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

    Executive Order 14406: Restoring Integrity to America's Financial System

    …institutions collect and verify immigration status information implicates the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures, as it compels the collection of personal information without individualized suspicion.…

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

    H.R. 3617: Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act

    …supply-chain nexus. No provision infringes the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. The bill imposes duties on DOE and entails neither surveillance nor search or seizure of persons or property,…

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

    H.R. 556: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

    …Clause power, not an overstep. The bill does not implicate the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It does not infringe the Second Amendment; to the extent it addresses ammunition and hunting, it…

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

    Executive Order 14330: Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors

    …to consider safe harbors and accredited-investor revisions. No First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendment right is infringed. The action expands voluntary investment options through fiduciary judgment…

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

    H.Res. 1560: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4393) to secure the border and reform the immigration laws.

    …written, the resolution is neutral and does not implicate the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. The resolution does not directly restrict individual liberty, property, or labor. It is a procedural measure.…

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

    H.R. 506: Security First Act

    …It does not authorize searches or seizures without warrant or probable cause (Fourth Amendment) — the seizure provision applies to unreported monetary instruments at the border, where the border search exception applies. It does not…