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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10127 · Aug 22, 2026

   Federal Research Integrity and Oversight Act for Gender-Related Medical Treatments

   …NIH peer-review processes are generally robust, but additional safeguards are warranted for studies involving minors or irreversible treatments; (3) taxpayer funds should not support research that lacks clear scientific merit or adequate…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 14, 2026

   Executive Order 14396: Preserving America's Game

   …statutory authority. The order also references a nonexistent 'Department of War,' which was renamed the Department of Defense in 1947, further undermining its legal basis. The President cites no specific constitutional or statutory…

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

   Executive Order 14387: Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicides

   …potential to disrupt private contracts and property rights without due process warrants a grade of C. The order is grounded in the Defense Production Act of 1950, which Congress enacted under its Article I, Section 8 powers to provide for…

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

   H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

   …Second Amendment, or authorizes searches, seizures, or surveillance without warrant under the Fourth Amendment. The act is a funding continuation at prior-year levels with health program extensions and contains no criminal penalty, speech…

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

   H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

   …consolidates decisions states, localities, and civil society could handle, warranting B rather than A. Tax reduction, spending levels, deficit reconciliation, and debt-limit action rest on Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1-2 on laying and…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14250: Addressing Risks From WilmerHale

   …the First Amendment, individual sovereignty, and Fifth Amendment due process, warranting grade F. Article II vests executive power and directs faithful execution, and Congress has authorized procurement and classified-information systems,…

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

   Executive Order 14287: Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens

   …labor, worship, or belief of citizens. It does not order searches without warrants under the Fourth Amendment, compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or punish speech or press under the First Amendment. Section 4 calls for eligibility…

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

   Executive Order 14353: Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar

   …rights. It fails as a unilateral security guarantee: only Congress can declare war under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, and only the President plus two-thirds of the Senate can make a binding defense treaty under Article II, Section 2,…

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

   H.R. 7618: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026

   …and interpretation is voluntary, and the required studies of French and Indian War and Mexican-American War sites impose no mandate, prohibition, or condition on private owners. The government bears no additional burden here because no…

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

    H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

    …military. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants Congress the power to declare war, and Clause 12 grants the power to raise and support armies. Additionally, the President's role as Commander-in-Chief (Article II, Section 2) and the…

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

    H.R. 1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

    …Rights, but its potential to compel speech or restrict local decision-making warrants a structural rewrite to better align with constitutional principles of federalism and enumerated powers. The federal government's authority over…

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

    H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

    …does not authorize quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment); does not expand warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); does not compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment); does not impair fair trial rights…

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

    Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

    …or press under the First Amendment, disarmament under the Second Amendment, warrantless searches or seizures beyond lawful policing under the Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or denial of trial rights under…

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

    Executive Order 14339: Additional Measures To Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

    …justifying nationwide federal policing. Order on its face does not authorize warrantless searches, speech suppression, disarmament, or punishment without trial. No provision directs seizure of persons or property, compelled testimony, or…

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

    H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

    …the bill is a funding measure and does not direct censorship, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, or denial of trial rights. No provision described restricts speech, religion, press, assembly under the First Amendment,…

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

    H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    …respect principles of decentralization. Overall, the bill is mostly sound but warrants careful review of specific provisions to ensure they remain within constitutional bounds. Congress has explicit constitutional authority to provide for…

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

    H.J.Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".

    …with presentment under Article I, Section 7. No retroactive penalty, no warrantless taking, and just compensation under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause is not triggered.

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

    S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    …for the common Defence under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, to declare War under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, to raise and support Armies under Article I, Section 8, Clause 12, to provide and maintain a Navy under Article I, Section…

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

    Executive Order 14306: Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144

    …and no Fourth Amendment search or seizure of private effects without warrant is ordered. No restriction on private speech, belief, labor, property use, or private software choice. Industry participation is through a consortium to inform…

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

    Executive Order 14364: Addressing Security Risks From Price Fixing and Anti-Competitive Behavior in the Food Supply Chain

    …prosecution arising from the Task Forces remains subject to Fourth Amendment warrant and reasonableness requirements, Fifth and Sixth Amendment trial protections, and First Amendment limits. The order restricts no lawful personal use of…