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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10111 · Aug 21, 2026

   Immigration Oversight and Accountability Act of 2025

   …the power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization and to regulate commerce with foreign nations. It shall not extend to state immigration enforcement activities that are not directly related to federal programs or funding. All…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10070 · Aug 14, 2026

   Border Patrol Overtime Parity and Accountability Act

   …overtime eligibility without clear standards. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce with Foreign Nations) Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 (Rule of Naturalization) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Tenth…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 207 · Aug 07, 2026

   National Vehicle Emission Standards Harmonization Act

   …burden of multiple state standards on automobile manufacturers and interstate commerce. Congress finds that a single national standard for vehicle emission standards is essential to protect interstate commerce, reduce compliance costs, and…

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

   H.R. 10170: Memory Chip Competitiveness Assessment Act of 2026

   …It falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, imposes no burden on individual sovereignty, and leaves all decision-making at the federal level only for information-gathering, not for coercive…

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

   Executive Order 14420: Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans

   …The federal government's power over public health is limited to interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), taxing and spending (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), and federal enclaves. State vaccine mandates for school attendance…

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

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

   …by states, but does so within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce. It does not infringe individual rights or due process, but the creation of a federal coordination center consolidates law enforcement upward beyond what is…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act

   …The bill also lacks a nexus to any enumerated power, such as foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) or national defense (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-16), as it targets local school operations rather than direct foreign…

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

   Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

   …Federal lands, Federal mineral leasing, Federal agency guidance, and foreign commerce promotion, which by definition cannot be handled by an individual, county, or single state. Directing Interior and Agriculture to prioritize leasing…

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

   H.Res. 1411: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

   …involve federal regulation of honey labeling, which could implicate interstate commerce powers and potentially burden small producers, the grade reflects a minor tension that is fixable through careful drafting. The resolution is a…

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

    H.R. 7834: Safe Cloud Storage Act

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce and to support law enforcement in combating child exploitation. It does not infringe on individual rights, as it only shields vendors from liability under…

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

    Executive Order 14428: Providing Meaningful Water Quality Improvements Through Collaboration and Oversight of Federal Support

    …water quality, which falls within the scope of federal spending and interstate commerce powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) and the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). The order does not create new…

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

    H.R. 1843: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase transparency in generic drug applications.

    …approval. It does not expand federal power beyond the enumerated interstate commerce authority, does not infringe any constitutional right, and does not centralize decision-making beyond the current regulatory framework. It imposes no new…

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

    H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

    …power to define and punish offenses against the law of nations and to regulate commerce with foreign nations. It does not infringe on domestic constitutional rights, as it targets foreign persons and foreign conduct. The mandatory…

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

    H.R. 359: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

    …has the enumerated power to legislate regarding energy policy under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). The bill merely requires reporting on the use of existing…

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

    H.R. 375: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025

    The bill generally operates within federal enumerated powers over interstate commerce, public lands, and scientific research, and it respects state and private property rights by requiring consent for actions on non-federal land. However,…

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

    H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the

    …provisions (H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, H.R. 3062) that may fall under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), but the interconnection queue reform and border-crossing facility provisions may exceed the scope of federal authority…

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

    H.Res. 977: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from enforcing energy efficiency standards applicable to manufactured housing, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6938) making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

    …The underlying bills fall within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and federal appropriations. Nothing in the resolution restricts individual rights, violates due process, or improperly centralizes power beyond the…

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

    H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…

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

    Executive Order 14257: Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

    …tailored justification. The power to lay duties, imposts, and regulate Commerce with foreign Nations belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3. The President may execute only authority constitutionally held under…

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

    Executive Order 14322: Saving College Sports

    …power. Article I, Section 8 lists limited federal powers including the Commerce Clause in Clause 3, but operating collegiate athletic departments, scholarships, and athlete endorsements are predominantly local educational activity already…