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

   H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.

   …First Amendment; it authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; it creates no criminal liability implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments; it disarms no person under the Second Amendment.…

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

   Executive Order 14398: Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

   …(Second Amendment). It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) beyond standard contracting oversight. It does not compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment) because contractors voluntarily enter into…

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

   Executive Order 14431: Enhancing Program Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

   …Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), or search and seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not implicate self-incrimination, double jeopardy, due process, or takings (Fifth Amendment), nor trial rights (Sixth and Seventh…

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

   H.R. 4405: Epstein Files Transparency Act

   …(Second Amendment). It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) — rather, it mandates disclosure of already-existing government records. It explicitly protects victim privacy and active investigations,…

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

   H.R. 3234: Keeping Deposits Local Act

   …and CAMELS eligibility thresholds. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct, belief, speech, labor, or use of property. It expands options for depositors and…

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

   H.R. 5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025

   …Second Amendment, or authorizes searches, seizures, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. The commission is advisory only and creates no criminal penalty, speech code, or enforcement power. The bill imposes no mandate, prohibition,…

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

   H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

   …and does not authorize searches, seizures, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment. It creates no criminal liability, compelled testimony, or punishment implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Setting a…

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

   H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026

   …interests of the federal government. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It…

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

   H.R. 4219: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025

   …and private entities, not compulsion, censorship, or criminal penalty. No Fourth Amendment search, First Amendment speech/assembly burden, Second Amendment burden, or Fifth Amendment self-incrimination issue is present. The bill does not…

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

    S.Res. 412: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

    …or other rights under Amendments 1-10. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, speech, labor, or belief. It governs…

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

    Executive Order 14304: Leading the World in Supersonic Flight

    …under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, or imposes searches under Fourth Amendment. Order removes a regulatory prohibition and directs noise-based certification through rulemaking. No criminal, trial, jury, or punishment…

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

    Executive Order 14316: Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates

    …or prohibit arms under Second Amendment, nor authorize searches under Fourth Amendment. Tariffs restrict liberty of contract, use of property, and labor by raising the cost of importing, selling, and buying foreign goods. The burden is on…

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

    H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

    …under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and imposes no criminal penalty, compelled testimony, or taking under the Fifth Amendment. It regulates utility cost-allocation procedures…

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

    Executive Order 14383: Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy

    …catalogs, and interagency process. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment infringement is authorized. Tenth Amendment reserved-powers concern is addressed under decentralization. Order does not restrict what a person may…

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

    H.J.Res. 106: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

    …Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment nor any taking under the Fifth Amendment. No right in Amendments 1-10 is infringed. The joint resolution lifts a 2024 agency plan designating 21…

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

    Executive Order 14241: Immediate Measures To Increase American Mineral Production

    …and petition are unaffected; Second Amendment arms ownership is unaffected; Fourth Amendment search protections are unaffected because expedited permitting and federal-land leasing do not authorize searches, seizures, or surveillance.…

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

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

    …arms under Second Amendment; does not authorize searches or seizures under Fourth Amendment. Proxy advisors remain free to express views on diversity, equity, inclusion and environmental, social, governance factors, while clients remain…

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

    S.Con.Res. 37: A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to honor the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham.

    …of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment); it does not affect criminal proceedings, due process, or takings (Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments); and it does not infringe on…

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

    S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    …searches, seizures, or surveillance programs that would implicate the Fourth Amendment. No provision described takes property, compels self-incrimination, or limits trial rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments.…

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

    H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

    …religion, press or assembly interest, no Second Amendment arms interest, no Fourth Amendment search, and no Fifth through Eighth Amendment trial or punishment interest. By restoring congressional control over hostilities, it protects the…