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

   H.R. 9342: GPO Modernization Act of 2026

   The GPO Modernization Act of 2026 is a routine administrative and operational update to the Government Publishing Office and the Library of Congress. It operates squarely within Congress's enumerated powers to manage its own internal…

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

   S. 5185: Audit the Pentagon Act

   …or belief. It imposes conditions only on federal agencies and their internal budgeting. Individual sovereignty is untouched. The bill addresses federal military spending, which is a matter constitutionally assigned to the federal…

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

   H.R. 9824: Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026

   …It is a funding reallocation that affects only federal agencies and their budgets, not individual rights. The bill imposes no restrictions on what individuals may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not…

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

   Executive Order 14395: Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud

   The Executive Order establishes a task force to combat fraud in federally funded benefit programs, which falls within the executive's constitutional authority to enforce the laws and manage the executive branch. However, the order's stated…

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

   H.R. 936: Medicaid Improvement and State Flexibility Act of 2025

   The bill is mostly sound constitutionally, with minor tensions regarding federalism and the delegation of Medicaid demonstration authority. It does not infringe on individual rights, but it raises questions about the appropriate level of…

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

   H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

   The bill is a federal exercise of the Commerce Clause power to regulate imports, which is well-established. It raises minor due process concerns because it allows destruction of property without a prior hearing, but it mandates regulations…

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

   H.R. 856: Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act

   …routine congressional oversight measure directing the Office of Management and Budget to study and report on federal procurement practices. It does not expand federal power beyond existing authority, does not infringe on individual rights,…

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

   H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025

   …on injunctions is a procedural rule, which Congress may enact, but it must be balanced against the judiciary's inherent equitable powers. The bill does not directly infringe on any specific right enumerated in the Bill of Rights. However,…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.R. 498: Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

   …level by conditioning Medicaid funds, which are a significant portion of state budgets, on compliance with a specific policy, thereby pressuring states to adopt federal preferences. This violates the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers…

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

    H.R. 7959: IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act

    HR 7959 is constitutional. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes, and this bill is a reasonable and proper measure for administering the federal tax system. It improves whistleblower…

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

    S. 1582: GENIUS Act

    …justification is compelling under Tenth Amendment police-power reservation balanced by federal commerce authority: preventing fraud, runs, loss of redeemability, and illicit finance in instruments held out as fixed-value money. Restriction…

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

    H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025

    …prior appropriations. The President's proposal under the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act does not impound funds unilaterally; Congress enacted the cuts as Public Law No. 119-28. No First Amendment or other Bill of Rights…

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

    S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

    …under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause. Limiting Office of Management and Budget withholding and extending availability of withheld funds strengthens procedural regularity and the Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 requirement that funds be…

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

    H.R. 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

    Federal housing aid through conditional spending has a plausible basis in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and the bill avoids direct rights violations, takings, or due-process denials. It loses ground because housing, zoning, permitting,…

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

    Executive Order 14239: Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness

    …a National Resilience Strategy, and a National Risk Register to inform budgets and SI-assisted planning under Fifth Amendment due process. No notice, hearing, presumption of innocence, or just compensation issue arises.

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

    Executive Order 14250: Addressing Risks From WilmerHale

    …necessary: it centralizes in the Presidency and Office of Management and Budget a firm-specific blacklist that sweeps in third-party contractors who merely do business with WilmerHale, and directs government-wide termination review and…

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

    Executive Order 14253: Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History

    …the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Vice President in an executive capacity. Management of national parks and monuments rests on federal property authority under Article IV, Section…

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

    Executive Order 14274: Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management

    …only executive departments, agencies, GSA, and the Office of Management and Budget on federal office-space selection. Private owners remain free to lease or not lease to the Government, and no mandate, prohibition, or penalty is imposed on…

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

    Executive Order 14281: Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy

    Executive Order 14281 is a lawful exercise of presidential supervision of federal enforcement that removes a constitutionally suspect disparate-impact regime and restores equal-treatment and merit principles. It claims no legislative…

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

    Executive Order 14293: Regulatory Relief To Promote Domestic Production of Critical Medicines

    …Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Office of Management and Budget to review and streamline execution of existing statutes: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and federal permitting…