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

   H.Res. 1423: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …interests by preventing compelled financial surveillance of lawful commerce. No rights are infringed by the rule itself under the First Amendment or Fourth Amendment. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, labor,…

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

   H.R. 10451: Emergency Grant Aid for College Students Act

   …The bill does not tie the grants to any enumerated power such as interstate commerce or national defense. Therefore, the bill likely exceeds the federal government's enumerated powers. The bill does not appear to infringe upon any of the…

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

   H.R. 1927: CLEAR Act of 2025

   …naturalization under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, and the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. The bill's provisions regarding detention, removal, and cooperation with state and local law…

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

   H.J.Res. 24: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".

   …authority. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 gives Congress power to regulate commerce among the states, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 gives power to make laws necessary and proper for carrying federal powers into effect. Here Congress…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10103 · Aug 16, 2026

   State Eviction Diversion Incentive Act of 2025

   …Amendment. Without a clear nexus to an enumerated power (e.g., interstate commerce or spending for general welfare), the program may intrude on state sovereignty. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause: Congress may tax and spend…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4714 · Jun 11, 2026

   Voluntary Federal-State Fencing Modernization Grant Program Act of 2025

   …I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare / spending power — tied to interstate commerce in agriculture and conservation of water/soil affecting multiple states). Tenth Amendment — preserves state control over land use; program is…

7. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 08, 2026

   National Health Research Translation and Coordination Framework

   …research support and interstate coordination fit within the spending and commerce authorities, while regulation of medical practice remains primarily with the states. Federalism and the Tenth Amendment require a voluntary, s

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

   S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act

   …government has authority to regulate interstate communications under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a national network that operates across state lines, and protecting it from…

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

   Executive Order 14258: Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay

   …H, under its Article I, Section 8 powers, including Clause 3 on foreign commerce and Clause 11 and related national-security authorities. A categorical directive that the Department of Justice take no action until June 19, 2025, plus a…

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

    Executive Order 14362: Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

    …be executed, implementing statutes passed under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations, Clause 11 war-related powers, and Clause 18 necessary and proper. Cited authorities are Immigration and Nationality Act section…

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

    H.Res. 1564: Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.

    …sphere under the spending power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) and the commerce power (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), a simple resolution recognizing a day requires no enumerated power because it imposes no legal effect. It is a…

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

    H.R. 504: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause). The bill addresses land within an existing Indian reservation and involves consultation with the Miccosukee Tribe, falling squarely within…

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

    S. 3627: Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

    …with fixable issues. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (Spending Clause) to attach conditions to federal funds, including student aid programs. The bill conditions participation in federal student aid on providing…

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

    H.R. 7257: SECURE Grid Act

    …are related to the federal interest in energy security, interstate commerce, and national defense, which are within Congress's enumerated powers. The bill does not mandate state action but conditions funding, which is a permissible…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

    …is arbitrary and not tied to any enumerated federal power such as regulating commerce or defending the nation. The Supreme Court has held that the federal government's power over immigration does not extend to creating general criminal…

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

    S. 3971: Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

    …has minor constitutional tensions. It operates within Congress's enumerated commerce and spending powers, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual sovereignty. However, the security-risk evaluation…

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

    H.R. 10326: PROOF Act

    …bypass. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to spend for the general welfare and to oversee funds it appropriates for Medicaid, SNAP, TANF, and coronavirus programs, plus Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to…

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

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

    …Congressional authority for ERISA rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce regulation and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 necessary and proper execution. The order issues no new substantive mandate, appropriates no funds, and…

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

    Executive Order 14348: Strengthening Efforts To Protect U.S. Nationals From Wrongful Detention Abroad

    …Reform Act, and passport authority under 22 U.S.C. 211a. Regulation of foreign commerce and foreign relations is a core federal enumerated function under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 10, 11, and 18. No domestic power beyond grant is…

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

    H.J.Res. 35: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

    …and Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 support regulation of interstate commerce and laws necessary and proper to check executive implementation. The Congressional Review Act, chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, is the statutory…