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

   Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach

   …laws and enforcement through courts, grounded in supremacy and interstate commerce authority, with no rights infringement or taking. President acts under Article II, Section 1 vesting of executive power and Article II, Section 3 duty to…

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

   Executive Order 14285: Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

   …for supply-chain security. It stays within Article II execution, Article I commerce and property powers, infringes no Bill of Rights protections, and federal action is the minimum necessary level for offshore and international seabed…

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

   S. 4974: Making America's Food Safer Act

   Constitutional exercise of foreign commerce power with built-in Fifth Amendment hearing, downward information sharing, and voluntary audits. No rights infringement or unlawful consolidation. Federal authority rests on Article I, Section 8,…

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

   H.R. 859: Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act

   …mandate that falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty by informing consumers without restricting their choices, passes all…

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

   H.R. 1840: Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act

   The bill is a federal exercise of the foreign commerce power, which is explicitly enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. It does not infringe on individual rights, as it regulates the importation of goods, not speech, religion, or…

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

   H.Res. 1075: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4626) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4758) to repeal provisions of Public Law 117–169 relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification, and for other purposes.

   …subsidies—fall within Congress’s enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Taxing and Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). No rights are infringed, individual sovereignty is preserved…

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

   H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

   HJRES 210 is a constitutional exercise of congressional oversight under the Commerce Clause and the legislative process. Using SI-reviewed legislative history, it disapproves an EPA authorization without infringing the Bill of Rights,…

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

   H.R. 2312: Tipped Employee Protection Act

   …procedural safeguards. The federal government's enumerated power under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) is stretched to regulate internal wage arrangements that could be handled at the state or local level, violating…

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

   H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act

   HR 2913 operates within core federal foreign-affairs, defense, and foreign-commerce powers, imposes no domestic rights restriction or taking, and federal action is the only competent level. SI review finds it constitutional. Congress has…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 2035: American Cargo for American Ships Act

    …100% for DOT-related ocean transport. While Congress has authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate and foreign commerce, the 100% mandate may overreach by effectively reserving all such transport for U.S.-flagged vessels,…

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

    Executive Order 14254: Combating Unfair Practices in the Live Entertainment Market

    …ticket-sales, and tax laws and improved price transparency, within Commerce Clause and Take Care Clause authority, without infringing Bill of Rights freedoms, restricting individual conduct, seizing property, or consolidating new federal…

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

    Executive Order 14365: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

    …and direct executive officers, including the Attorney General and Secretary of Commerce. Challenging state laws in court invokes the Supremacy Clause in Article VI, Clause 2 and the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 where…

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

    S. 4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

    The Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 is a federal action grounded in the Commerce Clause and foreign affairs powers, aimed at national security. It does not directly infringe on individual rights, but its broad definition of…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 14, 2026

    Executive Order 14388: Continuing the Suspension of Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

    …is a power reserved to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Taxing and Spending Clause). The order also burdens individual importers and small businesses, and it…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 1442: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.

    This bill is a direct violation of the Commerce Clause as interpreted by the Tenth Amendment and the principle of individual sovereignty. It bans a legal substance based on potential misuse, not on any inherent defect or interstate…

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

    H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

    …but has minor federalism concerns. The bill falls within Congress's Commerce Clause authority to regulate interstate fuel markets and air pollution. It does not infringe individual rights or due process. However, nullifying existing state…

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

    H.R. 8535: Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act

    …border security and customs enforcement under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) and the Necessary and Proper Clause, the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights. However, the information-sharing mandate could…

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

    H.R. 788: DOE and SBA Research Act

    …outcomes. It operates squarely within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Spending Clause, does not infringe any rights, respects individual sovereignty, passes all decentralization tests, and imposes no due…

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

    H.R. 1402: TICKET Act

    …measure that falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce. It imposes disclosure and refund requirements on ticket sellers, which are commercial actors engaged in interstate transactions. While the bill does not…

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

    S. 932: Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025

    The bill is a constitutional exercise of federal power under the Commerce Clause and the Spending Clause, as it regulates interstate commerce in pharmaceuticals and conditions federal benefits on compliance. It does not infringe on any…