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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2025-23846 · Oct 04, 2026

   Medical Cannabis Evidence and Patient Safety Act

   …I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 (proposed congressional research and commerce legislation) Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 (appropriations) Article II, Section 3 (execution of existing law) Fifth Amendment (procedural safeguards where…

2. 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

   …within the federal government's enumerated powers over immigration and foreign commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The order's main constitutional tension lies in its delegation of authority and the potential for…

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

   H.R. 9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act

   …integral to the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of treaty and foreign commerce powers. No constitutional rights are implicated, and the bill does not affect the sovereignty of individuals or states. The only minor consideration is…

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

   Executive Order 14258: Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay

   …H, under its Article I, Section 8 powers, including Clause 3 on foreign commerce and Clause 11 and related national-security authorities. A categorical directive that the Department of Justice take no action until June 19, 2025, plus a…

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

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

   …has separately authorized defense acquisitions under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12-14 to raise and support Armies, provide and maintain a Navy, and make rules for the armed forces, plus Clause 18 necessary and proper. The order creates…

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

   Executive Order 14362: Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

   …be executed, implementing statutes passed under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations, Clause 11 war-related powers, and Clause 18 necessary and proper. Cited authorities are Immigration and Nationality Act section…

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

   H.R. 1263: Strengthening the Quad Act

   …and Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations. Directing the State Department to engage in diplomatic dialogue with allied nations is a core exercise of these enumerated foreign…

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

   Executive Order 14330: Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors

   …Congressional authority for ERISA rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce regulation and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 necessary and proper execution. The order issues no new substantive mandate, appropriates no funds, and…

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

   Executive Order 14348: Strengthening Efforts To Protect U.S. Nationals From Wrongful Detention Abroad

   …Reform Act, and passport authority under 22 U.S.C. 211a. Regulation of foreign commerce and foreign relations is a core federal enumerated function under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 3, 10, 11, and 18. No domestic power beyond grant is…

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

    Executive Order 14384: Modifying Duties To Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation

    …following steps to stop Russian oil imports. It uses proper federal foreign-commerce power, eases burdens, infringes no rights, respects just process. Result is proper. This order lifts a prior 25 percent duty on goods of India tied to…

11. SI Think Tank idea · SI Think Tank idea · Oct 08, 2026

    VFA Proposal for Reviewable Exclusion From Importation After Maintained Discrimination

    …in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which grants Congress power to regulate commerce with foreign nations. That provision supports congressional control over the terms, scope, and duration of exclusion from importation. Article II, Section…

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

    H.Res. 1447: Recognizing that for 55 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and beyond, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the Pacific.

    …foreign affairs through its enumerated powers, including the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) and the power to define and punish offenses against the law of nations (Article I, Section 8,…

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

    Executive Order 14412: Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks

    …government has a recognized role in securing critical infrastructure under the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The only minor concern is the directive to engage foreign governments, which touches on foreign affairs—a…

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

    Executive Order 14303: Restoring Gold Standard Science

    …of federal employees. No reliance on stretched Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce power. It restores prior scientific integrity policies rather than asserting new legislative authority. Order directs federal agencies to use…

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

    Executive Order 14306: Sustaining Select Efforts To Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144

    …Act, and 3 U.S.C. section 301. Directives run to executive departments, Commerce/NIST, Homeland Security/CISA, Defense, Energy, National Science Foundation, and intelligence components. Amending prior Executive Orders 13694 and 14144 to…

16. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-14999 · Jul 29, 2026

    Made in America Week, 2026 – Corrected Proclamation

    …his Article II authority, not encroaching on Congress's power to regulate commerce or spend money. It also respects the Tenth Amendment by calling on but not commandeering state and local officials. By including a clear sunset and…

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

    H.R. 692: China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025

    …policy. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 grants Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and the President's treaty and executive powers (Article II, Section 2) support U.S. participation in international financial…

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

    Executive Order 14294: Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations

    …regulatory breach into crime, protects freedom to work and to conduct commerce without fear of hidden strict responsibility offenses. The order does not move control to higher power. It orders executive self-review, public lists, restraint…

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

    Executive Order 14373: Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People

    …laws, implementing statutes passed under Article I, Section 8, including the Commerce and Necessary and Proper Clauses: IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and NEA, plus sovereign-immunity law. Regulating foreign-government assets to address a…