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

   H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

   …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main concern is that it may consolidate decision-making at the federal level for lands that could be…

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

   Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

   …Federal lands, Federal mineral leasing, Federal agency guidance, and foreign commerce promotion, which by definition cannot be handled by an individual, county, or single state. Directing Interior and Agriculture to prioritize leasing…

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

   H.R. 375: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025

   The bill generally operates within federal enumerated powers over interstate commerce, public lands, and scientific research, and it respects state and private property rights by requiring consent for actions on non-federal land. However,…

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

   Executive Order 14305: Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

   …FAA Act. Congress holds Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 power over interstate commerce including aviation, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11-16 defense powers, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 plus Article IV border and naturalization…

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

   H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

   …and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, giving Congress power to dispose of and make rules for…

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

   H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

   …within the scope of federal authority over public lands and interstate commerce, but it raises minor concerns regarding the breadth of the emergency declaration and the potential for federal overreach into state and local land management…

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

   H.R. 7250: To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.

   …It is a valid exercise of Congress's enumerated powers under the Indian Commerce Clause and the Property Clause, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, respects individual sovereignty by providing a public benefit without…

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

   H.R. 5587: HEATS Act

   …activity as a major federal action. No reliance on an expansive reading of the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 to regulate wholly state and private land activity. No provision of the first ten Amendments is infringed. The…

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

   Executive Order 14241: Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

   …to Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, 11 through 14 covering common defence, commerce, and military supply. The order does not create new criminal law, tax, or private mandate and expressly acts consistent with applicable law and through…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 3857 · Oct 15, 2026

    Improved Snow Forecasts with Capped Funding and State Protections

    …proposal. Spending power and authority over federal property and interstate commerce support data collection for federal projects, while the Tenth Amendment leaves water rights and allocation decisions to the states and existing contracts.…

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

    H.R. 2400: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026

    …Indian affairs and federal property. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Indian Commerce Clause) grants Congress power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes, and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (Property Clause) grants Congress power to…

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

    H.R. 1681: Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act

    …constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over interstate commerce and federal property, imposes no restrictions on individual rights, and does not consolidate power upward beyond what is necessary for managing federal…

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

    Executive Order 14301: Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy

    …operations. Subject matter rests on Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Necessary and Proper authority executed through Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 2140, 42 U.S.C. 5842, and on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 Property Clause for…

14. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 18, 2026

    National Water Knowledge and Delivery Coordination Proposal

    …8, Clauses 3 and 18 support federal work on navigable waters, interstate commerce, and the administration of federal reclamation and Corps projects. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 supports management of federal property and western…

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

    H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

    …Clarity Act is mostly sound but has minor tensions with the Property Clause and the Ninth Amendment. It operates within Congress's enumerated power over federal lands, does not directly infringe the Bill of Rights, and preserves individual…

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

    H.R. 131: Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act

    …takings concerns. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) to manage federal water projects and set repayment terms. The Arkansas Valley Conduit…

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

    Executive Order 14433: Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

    …is lawful federal power over the seat of government: Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 gives Congress exclusive legislation over the District of Columbia, executed by the President under Article II, Section 1 and Article II, Section 3. Work…

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

    Executive Order 14425: Supporting America's Ranchers

    …Article II executive authority and Congress's delegated powers under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2). The order does not create new law but directs lawful…

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

    H.R. 261: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025

    …Protection Act of 2025 is fully constitutional. It restricts the Department of Commerce from imposing duplicative federal permit requirements on undersea cable activities in national marine sanctuaries when a state or other federal agency…

20. 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…