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

   H.R. 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

   …under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. Conditions such as public land databases and counselor performance review apply to…

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

   Executive Order 14264: Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads

   …the Ninth Amendment or reserved power under the Tenth Amendment is infringed. Fourth Amendment and First Amendment remain fully intact. The order expands individual choice over personal property and household use by removing a 13,000-word…

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

   H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act

   …speech under the First Amendment, do not authorize search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and do not compel self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment. The fee for violations is civil and regulatory, not criminal punishment under…

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

   Executive Order 14426: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities

   …(Third Amendment); it does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment); it does not affect trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments); and…

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

   H.R. 2966: American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025

   …loans. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, the exclusion of certain classes of individuals from a federal benefit program may implicate the Fifth…

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

   H.R. 5362: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".

   …First Amendment, no arms restriction under Second Amendment, no search under Fourth Amendment, no self-incrimination or taking under Fifth Amendment, and no reservation issue under Tenth Amendment. It is a purely honorific designation. The…

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

   Executive Order 14240: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement

   …No First through Tenth Amendment right is limited. Citations: First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Tenth Amendment. The Order imposes no restriction on any person regarding person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It concerns how federal…

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

   Executive Order 14248: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections

   …ballots be both cast and received by Election Day. No direct First, Second, Fourth, or Eighth Amendment violation. Documentary proof of citizenship for federal registration imposes a burden on voting, implicating the Fifteenth, Nineteenth,…

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

   Executive Order 14276: Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness

   …under Second Amendment; no searches, seizures, or surveillance implicating Fourth Amendment; no compelled testimony under Fifth Amendment; no criminal procedure or punishment issues under Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Deregulatory…

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

    Executive Order 14307: Unleashing American Drone Dominance

    …under the Second Amendment, authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, or compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. No prior restraint, surveillance authority, or criminal penalty is created. The order expands permission…

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

    Executive Order 14314: Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks

    …no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no criminal process issue under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments. Differential park entrance fees for nonresidents do not burden…

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

    Executive Order 14329: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

    …Amendment; does not authorize searches, seizures, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment; and imposes no criminal punishment implicating the Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments.…

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

    Executive Order 14369: Ensuring American Space Superiority

    …Amendment), arms (Second Amendment), quartering (Third Amendment), searches (Fourth Amendment), trial rights (Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Amendments), or punishment (Eighth Amendment). The Order directs exploration, missile defense, and…

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

    H.R. 8464: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act

    …not authorize search or seizure beyond routine funds administration under the Fourth Amendment, and does not deny a protected liberty or property interest under the Fifth Amendment. No criminal penalty, trial right under the Sixth…

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

    S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

    …with no penalty, mandate to speak, or surveillance. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment are not implicated. S. 1003 imposes no restriction on what a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. No one is compelled…

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

    S. 32: LACA

    …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and in fact supports Sixth Amendment rights to trial and Seventh Amendment jury access by reducing travel…

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

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

    …under the Second Amendment, or searches, seizures, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. No criminal procedure, self-incrimination, or takings mandate implicates the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. The order deregulates…

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

    Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry

    …Second Amendment, quartering under Third Amendment, searches or seizures under Fourth Amendment, self-incrimination or trial rights under Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments, or unenumerated rights under Ninth Amendment. The order…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 13, 2026

    Executive Order 14419: Ending Birth Tourism

    …reservation of powers to the people and the states. The order fails the fourth question because it centralizes authority in the President and executive agencies without congressional authorization. The order authorizes visa revocation,…

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

    H.R. 35: Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

    …that could occur entirely within a state's interior. The bill violates the Fourth Amendment by creating a de facto 'border zone' where fleeing from law enforcement triggers federal criminal penalties. The Fourth Amendment protects against…