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

   Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

   …lower level. (1) Individuals and families cannot procure and sustain national warfighting capabilities. (2) Local communities and counties cannot manage major defense acquisition programs. (3) States cannot provide for the common national…

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

   Executive Order 14394: Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

   …Amendment), or quarter soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or deny trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments). It does not impose cruel or…

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

   Executive Order 14249: Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

   …matching, constrained by lawfulness provisos and exclusion of sensitive data, warranting safeguards rather than invalidation. Federal fiscal stewardship is expressly authorized. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 authorizes collection,…

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

   S.J.Res. 138: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.

   …nations, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants the power to declare war, which includes oversight of military sales. Additionally, the President's foreign military sales are subject to congressional approval under the Arms Export…

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

   H.J.Res. 68: Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.

   …Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants Congress the power to declare war, and the regulation of arms sales to foreign nations falls within the broader scope of national defense and foreign policy. The joint resolution is a legislative act…

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

   H.R. 1875: Medicaid Provider Screening Accountability Act

   …at the federal level and imposes ongoing compliance burdens on states, warranting a 'B' grade for minor constitutional tension. Congress has authority under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) to attach conditions to…

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

   H.R. 884: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

   …the principle of decentralization. The bill is likely constitutional but warrants careful consideration of the District's autonomy. Congress has plenary authority over the District of Columbia under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, which…

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

   S. 2393: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

   Authorizing a VA hospital project in St. Louis is a core exercise of Congress war powers and spending authority with no rights infringement, no taking, and no improper centralization. Congress has explicit authority to raise and support…

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

   H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

   …data sharing requires privacy safeguards, but no direct rights violation, warranting a B. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes and provide for the general welfare through spending,…

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

    H.R. 8469: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …supporting National Guard construction. Veterans care follows from the war and military powers plus the Necessary and Proper Clause in Clause 18. The bill makes no restriction on speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, trial…

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

    H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …funds for domestic speech suppression, religious establishment, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, unfair trial, or punishment. The bill funds foreign-affairs administration, commissions, and economic assistance. No…

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

    H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

    …11, 12, 13, 14, and 18, including power to provide for common defence, declare war, raise and support armies, provide and maintain a navy, regulate land and naval forces, and make laws necessary and proper for execution thereof. Annual…

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

    S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    …national defense: Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-16 covering declaration of war, raising and supporting armies, providing and maintaining a navy, regulating forces, and calling forth the militia, plus Clause 18 necessary and proper…

14. 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

    …China and Hong Kong and does not ban expression, disarm individuals, authorize warrantless searches of persons or homes, or impose cruel punishment under Eighth Amendment. Ninth and Tenth Amendment interests are addressed in other checks.…

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

    Executive Order 14288: Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement To Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens

    …necessary local and state level. The Order does not on its face authorize warrantless arrest, punishment without trial, compelled testimony, or taking of property without just compensation. Section 2 indemnification, Section 3(a)(v)…

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

    Executive Order 14297: Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients

    …No provision directs censorship, religious targeting, disarmament, quartering, warrantless search, compelled testimony, unfair trial, or cruel punishment. First Amendment speech and press are untouched; Fourth Amendment is untouched…

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

    Executive Order 14342: Taking Steps To End Cashless Bail To Protect Americans

    …on its face, though coercive funding pressure touching pretrial liberty warrants watching under the Eighth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment due process. The order imposes no direct restraint on any person's body, property, speech, labor,…

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

    Executive Order 14413: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation

    …I, Section 8, Clause 3). National security aspects are supported by the war powers (Article I, Section 8, Clauses 11-16) and the President's role as Commander-in-Chief (Article II, Section 2). The order does not directly restrict speech,…

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

    H.R. 2243: LEOSA Reform Act

    …the federal level and the potential for undermining state sovereignty, which warrant a 'B' grade with recommendations for structural adjustments. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause) to regulate…

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

    H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

    …speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, or arms. It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) — it only expands existing criminal liability and forfeiture for already-illegal conduct. No cruel or unusual…