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

   H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

   …actually enhances privacy protections, which aligns with the spirit of the Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. No rights are infringed. This bill does not restrict individual liberty. It concerns the…

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

   S. 4394: Promoting Police Leadership Act

   …no surveillance, and no restrictions on individual conduct. The First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments are not implicated. The bill does not restrict what any person may do with their own person,…

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

   Executive Order 14238: Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy

   …these agencies, but this does not constitute a rights violation. No specific amendment is implicated. The order does not restrict what individuals can do with their own person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It targets government…

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

   H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

   …be managed at the state level under the Tenth Amendment. The bill fails the fourth question of the decentralization test because it consolidates upward more than the minimum necessary, though it passes the first three questions…

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

   H.R. 168: TORCH Act

   …Clause. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, by exempting federal agencies from reinitiating consultation under the Endangered Species Act,…

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

   H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

   …implicate the First, Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. The Fourth Amendment is not directly implicated because the destruction order is an administrative action, not a search or seizure. The Fifth Amendment's Due Process…

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

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

   …restraints, and no restrictions on individual expression or association. The Fourth Amendment is not implicated because the bill does not authorize searches or seizures; it merely requires internal policy development and GAO reporting. The…

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

   H.R. 2683: Remote Access Security Act

   …United States v. Edler Industries, Inc., 579 F.2d 516 (9th Cir. 1978)). No Fourth Amendment issue arises because the bill does not authorize search or seizure without warrant. The First Amendment is not violated, though the breadth of…

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

   H.R. 1531: PROTECT Taiwan Act

   …and international organizations, not at the rights of American persons. The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Amendments are not implicated. The bill does not restrict what any individual can do with their own person, property,…

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

    H.R. 6019: To repeal certain provisions relating to notification to Senate offices regarding legal process on disclosure of Senate data, and for other purposes.

    …cruel punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. The underlying Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches remain fully intact; the bill merely removes a statutory notice requirement and cause of action, which is…

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

    H.R. 2361: Cameras in the Courtroom Act

    …violate due process rights. It does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The only potential concern is that televising proceedings could affect the fairness of trials,…

12. 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 improvements without federal involvement), but it fails the fourth question because it consolidates upward by encouraging federal oversight of state and local fees. The order does not bypass due process or take property…

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

    H.Res. 1486: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

    …it alleges that the President allowed ICE and CBP to violate the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. If true, those actions would be unconstitutional, but the resolution is a remedy, not a violation. The resolution's allegations are…

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

    Executive Order 14408: Removing Unnecessary and Counterproductive Restrictions on Access to Federal Lands

    …so the state and local questions are less applicable. The order fails the fourth question because it consolidates decision-making at the federal level by removing specific criteria that allowed for localized considerations. The order does…

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

    S. 5317: INSPIRES Act

    …local initiatives. The bill passes the first three questions but fails the fourth because it consolidates some decision-making at the federal level regarding grant priorities. The bill does not take property or deprive individuals of life,…

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

    Executive Order 14393: Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit

    …finance policy at the federal level, without state involvement, fails the fourth question. The order does not bypass due process or take property without just compensation. It directs agencies to consider regulatory changes, which would be…

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

    H.R. 365: Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025

    …Congress's purview. The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…

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

    H.R. 36: MEGOBARI Act

    …officials and their families, and do not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments as applied to U.S. persons. The bill's provisions are consistent with the government's broad…

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

    S. 2503: ROTOR Act

    …to that enumerated end. No provision implicates the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The bill regulates aircraft equipment and government oversight; it does not restrict speech,…

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

    H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025

    …enforcement of constitutional rights, such as those protected by the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments, when systemic violations require class-wide relief. This is a potential indirect effect, not a direct violation. The bill does…