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

   H.R. 9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act

   …action falls within the federal government's enumerated power over interstate commerce and national defense, does not infringe any constitutional right, and does not centralize decision-making beyond what is necessary for a federal study.…

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

   H.R. 2302: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

   …lands. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes, and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) grants Congress power to dispose of and make rules respecting federal territory…

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

   Executive Order 14401: Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness

   …operates within enumerated federal powers over drug regulation and interstate commerce, does not infringe Bill of Rights protections, and respects individual sovereignty by expanding access to treatment. However, it directs federal funding…

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

   H.R. 509: Western Hemisphere Nearshoring Act

   …and uses tariff revenue for purposes not directly tied to the regulation of commerce, potentially exceeding enumerated powers and infringing on state sovereignty. While the bill does not directly violate the Bill of Rights, its use of…

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

   S. 630: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

   …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Additionally, the treaty-making power under Article II, Section 2,…

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

   H.R. 1836: GRANTED Act of 2025

   …within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and interstate commerce. The bill does not infringe on individual rights; rather, it streamlines administrative processes and imposes a duty on federal agencies to act within a…

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

   S. 1823: Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025

   …Bird Treaty Act, which is a valid exercise of the treaty power and the Commerce Clause. It does not infringe on constitutional rights, and it actually reduces federal restrictions on private property owners. The main constitutional concern…

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

   S. 2677: A bill to expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.

   …without clear procedural safeguards. While it operates within federal commerce authority, the expansion of information sharing to a broader set of private parties, including information from online marketplaces and freight forwarders,…

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

   S. 3946: Tribal Firearm Access Act

   …and tribal laws. The federal government has authority to regulate interstate commerce in firearms under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). Firearm sales by federally licensed dealers are part of interstate commerce, and the…

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

    H.R. 5764: AI for Main Street Act

    …guidance on artificial intelligence, operating within Congress's enumerated commerce power, infringing no rights, and imposing no mandates or takings. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) to support…

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

    H.R. 1047: GRID Power Act

    …adequacy. This is an economic regulation reasonably tied to Congress's Commerce Clause power, does not infringe individual rights, and does not take property or bypass due process. The rulemaking and proposal-review process preserves…

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

    H.R. 4305: DUMP Red Tape Act

    …has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate interstate commerce and under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 to make laws necessary and proper for executing federal governmental functions. This bill does not regulate…

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

    H.R. 3616: Reliable Power Act

    The Reliable Power Act is a constitutional exercise of Congress's interstate commerce power over the bulk-power system. It does not infringe the Bill of Rights, restrict individual liberty, commandeer states, or deprive anyone of property…

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

    H.R. 5184: Affordable HOMES Act

    HR 5184 is constitutional. It exercises Congress's broad Article I commerce power to rescind a federal energy efficiency rule for manufactured housing and to withdraw the Department of Energy's rulemaking authority in that area. The bill…

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

    H.R. 187: MAPWaters Act of 2025

    …Clause, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, and over navigable waters under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. Directing the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to digitize and publish data about federal…

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

    H.R. 5763: Main Street Parity Act

    …Main Street Parity Act is likely constitutional. Congress has the spending and commerce power to administer Small Business Administration lending, the bill does not infringe the Bill of Rights or individual sovereignty, and it creates no…

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

    H.R. 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons, and for other purposes.

    HR 2189 is constitutional. It falls within Congress's authority under the Commerce Clause to define the scope of federal firearms regulation, and it does so by removing certain less-than-lethal devices from the Gun Control Act. The bill…

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

    H.R. 8029: Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act

    …involvement because they involve national sovereignty, interstate and foreign commerce, and federal law enforcement. The bill does not consolidate decision-making upward; it funds existing federal responsibilities at the appropriate level…

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

    H.R. 6387: FIRE Act

    The FIRE Act is a permissible exercise of Congress's Commerce Clause authority to regulate interstate air pollution through the Clean Air Act. It does not infringe on the Bill of Rights or individual sovereignty, preserves a substantial…

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

    H.R. 2071: Save Our Shrimpers Act

    …constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and federal spending, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by not restricting personal conduct,…