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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 3633 · Aug 10, 2026

   Digital Asset Market Clarity and Consumer Protection Act of 2025

   …concerns under Article I, Section 1. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause (requirement for clear definitions to avoid arbitrary…

2. 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…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. 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…

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

   H.R. 747: Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025

   …reservation of powers to the states. While Congress has authority over foreign commerce and national security, the broad delegation of sanctioning power and the lack of procedural safeguards for targeted entities create substantial…

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

   Executive Order 14369: Ensuring American Space Superiority

   …takes no property without due process. Grade A. Federal space, defense, and commerce action is authorized. Article II, Section 2 makes the President Commander in Chief and vests executive power in directing agencies; Article II, Section 3…

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

   Executive Order 14256: Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports

   Constitutional border and foreign-commerce action to close the de minimis channel exploited for synthetic opioid shipments, with advance notice and lawful collection procedures and no Bill of Rights infringement. Minor tension remains from…

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

   H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

   Federal market-structure bill within Commerce Clause authority that sets CFTC and SEC jurisdiction, maturity-based exemptions, and intermediary safeguards without restricting speech, ownership, or due process. Minor recordkeeping tension…

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

    Executive Order 14349: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

    …board expressly required by Railway Labor Act section 9A, executing Commerce Clause regulation of rail disputes. Temporary, neutral, report-only body with no rights restriction, no permanent centralization, and no deprivation or taking.…

11. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10170 · Oct 17, 2026

    Limited Memory Chip Study With Cost Cap and Sunset

    …I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 because it studies interstate and foreign commerce to inform future laws, but it may not impose mandates, taxes, or controls on private firms without separate authority. The VFA proposal would keep the Memory…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8652 · May 15, 2026

    Narrowed Youth Online Data Consent Act (YODCA)

    …by requiring verifiable parental consent for platforms engaging in interstate commerce, building on COPPA. This Act requires websites and apps in interstate commerce that target or knowingly serve U.S. children under 16 to obtain…

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

    H.R. 1944: 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act

    …control on credit card interest rates, which is not a regulation of interstate commerce in the traditional sense but rather a direct mandate on private contracts. It also raises significant due process and individual sovereignty concerns…

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

    H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

    …can be tied to the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), funding entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the…

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

    H.R. 3203: Journalist Protection Act

    …tensions. It falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause, and it does not directly infringe any Bill of Rights protections. However, the creation of a special protected class for…

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

    H.R. 1917: Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

    …constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty, passes all decentralization tests, and…

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

    H.R. 3109: REFINER Act

    …is informational and falls within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. No constitutional rights are implicated, individual sovereignty is untouched, the action is appropriately federal…

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

    H.R. 6504: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act

    This bill is constitutional. Congress has express authority over foreign commerce and tariffs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3. Extending duty-free treatment for Haitian apparel, restoring prior tariff preferences, and…

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

    H.R. 3234: Keeping Deposits Local Act

    …amendment to existing federal deposit-insurance law, authorized by the Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses, that expands rather than restricts liberty and creates no rights, due process, or federalism violation. Congress has explicit…

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

    H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

    …programs, and foreign food grants falls within the spending power, the Commerce Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, and the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. No provision on its face restricts speech,…