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1. 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…

2. 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…

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

   H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

   …speech, property, or privacy. Because it operates within Congress's interstate commerce power and merely requires agency transparency, it is fully constitutional. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate…

4. 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,…

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

   H.R. 7567: Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

   Farm bill rests on spending and commerce powers and shows no direct Bill of Rights breach or taking, but its omnibus federal control of largely state and local farm, food, forestry and development matters plus property-use conditions…

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

   H.R. 1041: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

   …Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 14, Congress may regulate interstate firearms commerce systems and make rules for veterans affairs. The bill restricts rather than expands federal power. The bill strengthens Second Amendment protections by…

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

   S. 3859: A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.

   …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.' This…

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

   H.R. 3029: To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to support nucleic acid screening, and for other purposes.

   …that falls within the federal government's enumerated powers over interstate commerce and national security. It does not mandate compliance, impose penalties, or restrict private conduct, so it does not infringe on individual rights. The…

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

   S.J.Res. 13: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.

   …procedural rule and reduces federal regulatory burden. It rests on enumerated commerce and necessary-and-proper powers, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual freedom, decentralizes rather than consolidates power, and…

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

    H.Res. 1032: Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 142) disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4090) to codify certain provisions of certain Executive Orders relating to domestic mining and hardrock mineral resources, and for other purposes.

    …voting on three other bills. It does not itself appropriate funds, regulate commerce, or exercise any substantive power. The resolution is squarely within the House's enumerated procedural authority. The resolution is a procedural rule for…

11. 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,…

12. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14431: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

    …within the federal government's enumerated powers over immigration and foreign commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The order's main constitutional tension lies in its delegation of authority and the potential for…

14. 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…

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

    H.R. 1924: Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act of 2025

    …enumerated power to spend for the general welfare and to regulate interstate commerce. It does not infringe on any constitutional rights, does not restrict individual sovereignty, does not centralize authority beyond the federal role…

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

    S.J.Res. 198: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

    …and federal programs. Congress has the enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and to provide for the general welfare, which includes the authority to establish and modify Medicare programs. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants…

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

    H.Res. 405: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2240) to require the Attorney General to develop reports relating to violent attacks against law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2255) to allow Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, and for other purposes.

    …which falls under Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and to provide for the common defense and general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1), as well as its authority over…

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

    H.Res. 722: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 719) honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk; and for other purposes.

    …(a commemorative resolution). It does not itself appropriate funds, regulate commerce, or exercise any substantive power beyond the House's internal governance. The resolution is squarely within the enumerated power granted to the House.…

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

    H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".

    …that burden unmet, so repeal restores freedom of contract and belief-neutral commerce. Disapproval moves decision-making downward by removing a federal compliance layer on decentralized protocols. Individuals can transact and keep records,…

20. 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…