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

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

   …directive within existing statutory authority over interstate and foreign drug commerce. It removes barriers, speeds review, and centralizes permit coordination without infringing rights, restricting personal sovereignty, seizing property,…

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

   Executive Order 14302: Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base

   …energy rests on Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 14 and 18 for interstate commerce, common defence, and the Necessary and Proper Clause, as implemented by the Atomic Energy Act and the Defense Production Act, 50 U.S.C. 4558, plus Article…

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

   Executive Order 14370: Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research

   …21 U.S.C. 811. Federal drug scheduling rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause as implemented by the Controlled Substances Act. Order creates no new power; it orders expeditious…

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

   Executive Order 14383: Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy

   …belief. It directs the Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Commerce to prioritize platforms, streamline notifications, and engage industry. Defense firms remain free to petition and participate through the industry…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-03824 · Oct 16, 2026

   Temporary Import Surcharge Authorization and Accountability Act

   …alone when Article I, Section 8 gives Congress power over duties and foreign commerce. Whether the cited payments statute gives clear limits, findings, and time bounds before new duties apply. Whether importers receive fair notice and a…

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

   H.R. 36: MEGOBARI Act

   …has explicit constitutional authority over foreign affairs and international commerce. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and the President's foreign affairs powers are…

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

   Executive Order 14301: Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy

   …operations. Subject matter rests on Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Necessary and Proper authority executed through Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 2140, 42 U.S.C. 5842, and on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 Property Clause for…

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

   Executive Order 14312: Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions

   …Syria. That expands liberty under the First Amendment (association and commerce-related speech), Fourth Amendment (freedom from seizure of property), Fifth Amendment (restoration of use of property), and Ninth and Tenth Amendments…

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

   Executive Order 14300: Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

   …regulation of civilian nuclear energy rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce power and Clause 18 necessary-and-proper authority, as exercised in the Atomic Energy Act and the cited Public Law 118-67 directive on efficient…

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

    Executive Order 14328: Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics

    …are within federal enumerated authority: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations for entry/exit and transportation, Clause 4 naturalization and immigration for visa processing, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-14 and…

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

    H.J.Res. 78: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt".

    …as undermining conservation efforts that have constitutional grounding in the Commerce Clause and treaty powers. Congress has the explicit authority to pass joint resolutions disapproving agency rules under the Congressional Review Act (5…

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

    Executive Order 14433: Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors

    …is lawful federal power over the seat of government: Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 gives Congress exclusive legislation over the District of Columbia, executed by the President under Article II, Section 1 and Article II, Section 3. Work…

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

    Executive Order 14282: Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities

    …and investigative tools. (3) States cannot uniformly regulate foreign commerce and national security or enforce a federal reporting statute. (4) Order does not create new federal control over curriculum; it enforces existing 20 U.S.C.…

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

    Executive Order 14415: Securing America's Defense Supply Chains and Ensuring Domestic Acquisition of Critical Materials

    …Congress's enumerated powers to provide for the common defense and regulate commerce with foreign nations. The order's restrictions on waivers and supply chain mapping requirements are within the scope of existing statutory authority (10…

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

    H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

    …II, Section 2) and the federal government's exclusive authority over foreign commerce (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) support federal action in this area. The bill directs the State Department to implement a strategy for foreign military…

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

    Executive Order 14425: Supporting America's Ranchers

    …Article II executive authority and Congress's delegated powers under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2). The order does not create new law but directs lawful…

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

    Executive Order 14268: Reforming Foreign Defense Sales To Improve Speed and Accountability

    …powers not delegated, but foreign affairs, national defense, and regulation of commerce with foreign nations are delegated to the federal government. Directing Secretaries of State and Defense to coordinate parallel decision-making within…

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

    Executive Order 14350: Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay

    …exercised its Article I, Section 8 authority over foreign and interstate commerce and national defense in Public Law 118-50. A time-limited delay of enforcement for orderly implementation can fall within Executive discretion, but this…

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

    S. 630: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with Indian tribes. Additionally, the treaty-making power under Article II, Section 2,…

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

    S. 1823: Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025

    …Bird Treaty Act, which is a valid exercise of the treaty power and the Commerce Clause. It does not infringe on constitutional rights, and it actually reduces federal restrictions on private property owners. The main constitutional concern…