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

   Executive Order 14324: Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

   …usurps Congress's Article I, Section 8 power over duties and foreign commerce without clear bounded authority, requiring congressional action. Power to lay and collect duties is vested in Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and…

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

   S. 3302: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

   …constitutional exercise of Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and promote medical progress, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and appropriately delegates implementation to federal agencies without…

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

   S. 1020: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction of certain hydropower projects.

   …deadlines for existing hydropower licenses, an action well within Congress's Commerce Clause authority. It does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, restrict individual sovereignty, consolidate power upward, or violate due process…

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

   Executive Order 14305: Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

   …FAA Act. Congress holds Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 power over interstate commerce including aviation, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11-16 defense powers, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 plus Article IV border and naturalization…

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

   S. 5301: Voice for Farm Workers Act

   …the federal government's enumerated powers over agriculture and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. However, it consolidates farmworker outreach and coordination at the federal level, which could be handled…

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

   S. 5254: Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026

   The bill operates within Congress's enumerated power to regulate foreign commerce and to create and fund federal agencies, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main constitutional concerns are the expansion of federal…

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

   Executive Order 14404: Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

   …and chief diplomat, as well as Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national defense (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 11). The order cites specific statutory delegations, including the International Emergency Economic…

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

   Executive Order 14427: Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act

   …Defense Production Act, a statute grounded in Congress's enumerated war and commerce powers. It does not itself expand federal power or restrict individual rights, but it raises minor concerns about the creation of a new 'National Energy…

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

   S. 550: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

   …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress power 'to regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes.' This bill directly addresses a tribal land claim and the…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.R. 1190: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

    …power. It is a modest exercise of Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and securities regulation, and it leaves all substantive decision-making with existing state and local actors. Congress has authority under Article I,…

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

    H.R. 1309: Protect America’s Lands Act

    …securities, which falls within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and securities regulation. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, but it does restrict the ability of natural asset companies to access…

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

    H.R. 1901: CHIPP Act

    …traditional scope of enumerated powers. The bill does not regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in a way that justifies a permanent federal health insurance program for children. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the…

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

    H.R. 1850: CRUDE Act

    …which is a permissible exercise of Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national defense. It does not infringe on individual rights, and it generally supports decentralization by reducing federal control over energy…

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

    H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act

    Constitutional pilot program within Congress commerce power that eases travel burdens without infringing rights, restricting liberty, centralizing new power, or bypassing due process. Congress has authority over interstate air…

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

    H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

    …and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, giving Congress power to dispose of and make rules for…

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

    Executive Order 14320: Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack

    …subject to applicable law and appropriations. It rests on federal foreign commerce and executive foreign-affairs powers, imposes no domestic mandate, search, speech restriction, taking, or denial of due process, and leaves domestic…

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

    Executive Order 14331: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans

    …Federal banking supervision rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce authority and Clause 18 necessary and proper authority as applied to federally chartered and insured institutions. The order limits action to the greatest extent…

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

    Executive Order 14357: Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China

    …PRC commitments on fentanyl precursors. It operates within the federal foreign-commerce domain, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual economic liberty, and satisfies due process through prospective published…

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

    Executive Order 14366: Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors

    …interstate securities and pensions under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause. Order creates no new regulatory power beyond statutes passed by Congress and requires Administrative…

20. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 16, 2026

    A Civil Justice Integrity Framework for Truth and Responsibility

    …Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 permits regulation of genuinely interstate commerce, including contracts and products shipped in interstate commerce. Article III, Sections 1 and 2 authorize Congress to regulate practice in federal courts.…