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

   H.Res. 1411: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2162) to provide for the protection of the integrity of honey marketed in the United States, and for other purposes.

   …involve federal regulation of honey labeling, which could implicate interstate commerce powers and potentially burden small producers, the grade reflects a minor tension that is fixable through careful drafting. The resolution is a…

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

   H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act

   …power to define and punish offenses against the law of nations and to regulate commerce with foreign nations. It does not infringe on domestic constitutional rights, as it targets foreign persons and foreign conduct. The mandatory…

3. 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".

   HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14257: Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits

   …tailored justification. The power to lay duties, imposts, and regulate Commerce with foreign Nations belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3. The President may execute only authority constitutionally held under…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14322: Saving College Sports

   …power. Article I, Section 8 lists limited federal powers including the Commerce Clause in Clause 3, but operating collegiate athletic departments, scholarships, and athlete endorsements are predominantly local educational activity already…

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

   Executive Order 14324: Suspending Duty-Free De Minimis Treatment for All Countries

   …usurps Congress's Article I, Section 8 power over duties and foreign commerce without clear bounded authority, requiring congressional action. Power to lay and collect duties is vested in Congress by Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, and…

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

   Executive Order 14404: Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

   …and chief diplomat, as well as Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and national defense (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 11). The order cites specific statutory delegations, including the International Emergency Economic…

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

   H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act

   Constitutional pilot program within Congress commerce power that eases travel burdens without infringing rights, restricting liberty, centralizing new power, or bypassing due process. Congress has authority over interstate air…

9. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14320: Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack

    …subject to applicable law and appropriations. It rests on federal foreign commerce and executive foreign-affairs powers, imposes no domestic mandate, search, speech restriction, taking, or denial of due process, and leaves domestic…

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

    Executive Order 14331: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans

    …Federal banking supervision rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce authority and Clause 18 necessary and proper authority as applied to federally chartered and insured institutions. The order limits action to the greatest extent…

12. 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

    …PRC commitments on fentanyl precursors. It operates within the federal foreign-commerce domain, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands individual economic liberty, and satisfies due process through prospective published…

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

    Executive Order 14366: Protecting American Investors From Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors

    …interstate securities and pensions under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause. Order creates no new regulatory power beyond statutes passed by Congress and requires Administrative…

14. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank original proposal · Oct 16, 2026

    A Civil Justice Integrity Framework for Truth and Responsibility

    …Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 permits regulation of genuinely interstate commerce, including contracts and products shipped in interstate commerce. Article III, Sections 1 and 2 authorize Congress to regulate practice in federal courts.…

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

    H.R. 1717: Communications Security Act

    …mostly sound, with minor tensions that are fixable. The FCC operates under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) to regulate interstate and foreign…

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

    H.R. 10068: PROTECT Act

    …within Congress's spending power and its authority to regulate interstate commerce, particularly concerning products that are sold across state lines. While the bill does not directly infringe on individual rights, it does involve federal…

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

    H.R. 27: HALT Fentanyl Act

    …and individual sovereignty. While Congress has enumerated power under the Commerce Clause to regulate controlled substances, permanently scheduling an entire class of substances without individualized assessment risks overreach, restricts…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 6260: Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act of 2025

    …insurance fraud, which falls under Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). However, the bill redefines 'business of insurance' to include charitable bail funds that post bail, which are not…

19. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14407: Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries

    …which falls within the federal government's authority under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) to regulate interstate commerce and provide for the general welfare.…