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

   H.R. 2721: Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

   …soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial rights (Sixth and Seventh…

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

   H.Res. 1345: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

   …trial or other protected right. First Amendment activity is not abridged; Fourth Amendment search authority is not created here. Any data-sharing or payment-pause authority in the underlying bills would be graded when those bills are…

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

   S. 2: Secure America Act

   …constitutional concerns regarding the scope of federal power, potential Fourth Amendment implications of surveillance technologies, and the use of reconciliation procedures to bypass normal legislative deliberation. While border security…

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

   H.R. 3106: Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025

   …under the Second Amendment, no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and no compulsion or trial rule affecting the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No unenumerated right under the Ninth Amendment is…

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

   Executive Order 14275: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement

   …arms under Second Amendment, quartering under Third Amendment, searches under Fourth Amendment, or trial and punishment rights under Fifth through Eighth Amendments. The order governs internal executive procurement rules and creates no…

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

   Executive Order 14336: Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve

   …preference for domestic manufacture. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment interest is implicated. Imposes no restriction on…

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

   H.R. 4638: Federal Working Animal Protection Act

   …press, petition), Second Amendment (arms), Third Amendment (quartering), Fourth Amendment (search and seizure), Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination, due process, takings), Sixth Amendment (trial rights), Seventh Amendment (jury), Eighth…

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

   H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

   …(Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or violate trial rights (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments). However, the enhanced use of data…

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

   H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

   …Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), or search and seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not involve self-incrimination, double jeopardy, or due process in a criminal context (Fifth Amendment), nor does it affect trial…

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

    Executive Order 14367: Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

    …law' and 'consistent with applicable law,' preserving First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendment protections. Risk remains that WMD and nonproliferation intelligence tools could be repurposed for domestic…

11. 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 First Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy under the Fourth Amendment. Any future use of Department of Justice or other funds for surveillance or enforcement would need separate Fourth and Fifth Amendment scrutiny,…

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

    H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    …and does not authorize any search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It imposes no criminal liability, interrogation, or compelled testimony implicating the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. It removes an additional regulatory…

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

    H.J.Res. 87: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    …no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no trial or punishment rule under Amendments Five through Eight. It removes rather than creates regulatory mandates on vehicle warranties and…

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

    H.R. 9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act

    …(Third Amendment). It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial…

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

    H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

    …disarms under the Second Amendment, or authorizes searches under the Fourth Amendment. The resolution discloses House records about use of taxpayer funds for settlements, which furthers First Amendment petition and press oversight values.…

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

    Executive Order 14249: Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

    …direct rights violation. super-intelligence-assisted review finds only minor Fourth and Fifth Amendment caution around expanded inter-agency data matching, constrained by lawfulness provisos and exclusion of sensitive data, warranting…

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

    Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach

    …compelled testimony, or censorship. First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, and Eighth Amendment are not implicated. No restriction of unenumerated rights under Ninth…

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

    Executive Order 14356: Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring

    …worship, assembly, petition under First Amendment, imposes no search under Fourth Amendment, compels no testimony under Fifth Amendment, denies no jury or counsel under Sixth plus Seventh Amendments, seizes no arms under Second Amendment,…

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

    Executive Order 14357: Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China

    …trial, or punishment restriction. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment interest is implicated. The order lessens a government…

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

    H.R. 9382: To require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to link together applications of family members throughout the NEXUS application process, and for other purposes.

    …is already part of the NEXUS program, which is voluntary and based on consent (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deprive due process, or take property (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial rights (Sixth and…