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1. 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…

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

   H.R. 9918: Enhancing K–12 Cybersecurity Act

   …constitutional, as it operates within federal authority to protect interstate commerce and national security infrastructure, and it respects individual and local autonomy by making participation voluntary. However, the creation of a…

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

   H.R. 5109: Transportation Worker Identification Credential Efficiency Act

   …concerns. The federal government has authority over interstate and foreign commerce, which includes maritime transportation security. The TWIC program is established under the Maritime Transportation Security Act, which is grounded in the…

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

   Executive Order 14389: Ending Certain Tariff Actions

   …under IEEPA, which is a lawful exercise of presidential authority in foreign commerce and national emergencies. It does not infringe on individual rights, respects decentralization by reducing federal trade restrictions, and follows due…

5. 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…

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

   H.R. 2270: Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act

   …Labor Standards Act, which is a valid exercise of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) to regulate interstate commerce and labor conditions affecting commerce. The regulation of overtime pay is a…

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

   Executive Order 14425: Supporting America's Ranchers

   …Article II executive authority and Congress's delegated powers under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2). The order does not create new law but directs lawful…

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

   H.R. 1910: Chief Risk Officer Enforcement and Accountability Act

   The bill likely falls within Congress's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and banking, but it raises significant concerns regarding individual sovereignty and decentralization by imposing federal mandates on private corporate…

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

   H.R. 3740: Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025

   …expand federal power beyond the enumerated authority to regulate interstate commerce and administer federal law enforcement. However, it raises minor concerns regarding the potential for broad civil liability and the disclosure of trace…

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

    H.R. 993: Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act

    …control. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and the Naturalization Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 4) supports federal authority over immigration. Additionally, the…

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

    H.R. 495: Subterranean Border Defense Act

    …within Congress's enumerated power to regulate immigration and foreign commerce, and it imposes no new restrictions on individual rights, does not centralize authority beyond the federal level (which is already responsible for border…

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

    H.R. 3422: Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act

    …The SEC's authority derives from Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Securities transactions are a well-established part of interstate commerce, and the SEC's Office of the Advocate for…

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

    H.R. 3383: Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

    …Congress has authority over interstate securities markets under the Commerce Clause, and this bill simply limits the SEC's discretion rather than expanding federal power. It does not restrict constitutional rights, centralize authority, or…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 6703: Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

    The bill is likely within Congress's commerce power, but it raises significant federalism concerns by expanding federal ERISA rules for association health plans and moving insurance-policy decisions upward from the states, where health…

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

    H.R. 261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

    …Protection Act of 2025 is fully constitutional. It restricts the Department of Commerce from imposing duplicative federal permit requirements on undersea cable activities in national marine sanctuaries when a state or other federal agency…

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

    H.R. 7084: Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

    …with minor concerns. The bill falls under Congress's power to regulate foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to define and punish offenses against the law of nations (Article I, Section 8, Clause 10). Restricting vessel…

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

    H.R. 5200: Emergency Reporting Act

    …right, and operates well within the FCC's enumerated authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate communications. The bill requires only federal agency investigation, public hearings, and publication of reports — all of which…

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

    Executive Order 14268: Reforming Foreign Defense Sales To Improve Speed and Accountability

    …powers not delegated, but foreign affairs, national defense, and regulation of commerce with foreign nations are delegated to the federal government. Directing Secretaries of State and Defense to coordinate parallel decision-making within…

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

    Executive Order 14350: Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay

    …exercised its Article I, Section 8 authority over foreign and interstate commerce and national defense in Public Law 118-50. A time-limited delay of enforcement for orderly implementation can fall within Executive discretion, but this…

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

    H.R. 4950: Data BRIDGE Act

    …with the Constitution. Congress has authority over interstate and foreign commerce under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Broadband internet service is a quintessential instrument of interstate commerce, and the FCC's existing mandate to…