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

   Executive Order 14285: Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

   …Amendment, or search, seizure, self-incrimination, or trial rights under Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments. Order concerns agency permitting, mapping, reporting, and foreign partnership for seabed minerals, with express…

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

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

   …seizure, self-incrimination, or criminal trial procedure implicating Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments. No unenumerated liberty under Ninth Amendment is burdened and no reserved power under Tenth Amendment is seized…

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

   Executive Order 14345: Implementing the United States-Japan Agreement

   …are duties under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, not a search under the Fourth Amendment or a speech restriction under the First Amendment. No First Amendment or Second Amendment burden is imposed on its face. A tariff is a government…

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

   Executive Order 14382: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran

   …speech, restrict religion or press, authorize warrantless searches under the Fourth Amendment, or impose criminal liability implicating the Fifth Amendment privilege or Sixth Amendment trial rights. Any incidental economic burden does not…

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

   Executive Order 14346: Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs and Establishing Procedures for Implementing Trade and Security Agreements

   …are economic duties on imports, not a First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment intrusion. No Tenth Amendment reservation is infringed because foreign commerce regulation is a federal subject. Reciprocal ad valorem duties…

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

   H.R. 8278: Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act

   …and congressional reporting only. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated, and no Ninth or Tenth Amendment reserved right is infringed. The bill restricts no personal conduct, property use, speech,…

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

   Executive Order 14354: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

   …creates no enforceable right or benefit. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights provision is implicated. The order restricts nothing a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or…

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

   H.R. 9498: Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act

   …(Fifth Amendment) and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures (Fourth Amendment) in tax enforcement contexts. No provision of the Bill of Rights is violated. The bill imposes no restriction on individual action. It does not…

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

   H.R. 21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

   …or jury trial. It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) and does not impose cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment). The criminal penalties are proportionate and apply only to intentional failures…

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

    H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025

    …punish speech; private broadcasters remain free to speak. No search under the Fourth Amendment, no arms regulation under the Second Amendment, no quartering, self-incrimination, trial, jury, or punishment issues are present. Tenth…

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

    S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

    …Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or imposes searches under the Fourth Amendment. Funding health exchanges and Medicaid expands access and does not compel speech or seize property. The bill does not restrict personal conduct,…

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

    Executive Order 14267: Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

    …the Second Amendment; authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; and compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment. It creates no criminal liability, trial procedure, punishment, or property seizure. It is…

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

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

    …First Amendment; arms under the Second Amendment; search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment; or any other protection in Amendments 3 and 5-10. The order governs internal Defense Department contracting procedures, workforce training, and…

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

    Executive Order 14245: Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil

    …disarm under Second Amendment; does not authorize searches or seizures under Fourth Amendment. Economic burden of higher import prices is not a cognizable speech, arms, or search violation. Order restricts liberty of contract, labor, and…

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

    Executive Order 14380: Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba

    …foreign-origin goods does not implicate First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment. No domestic person is targeted for belief or expression. Order burdens only importers sourcing from countries that supply oil to Cuba, an…

16. 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

    …Amendment; no curb on arms under Second Amendment; no search or seizure under Fourth Amendment; no compelled testimony or taking under Fifth Amendment; no trial or jury or punishment issue under Sixth Seventh Eighth Amendments. The order…

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

    S. 5372: Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026

    …is well-established. The bill does not infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. The no-contact order is a condition of sentencing for convicted felons, which is a permissible…

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

    H.R. 1998: Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025

    …Amendment speech, Second Amendment rights, or any other enumerated right. The Fourth Amendment is not implicated because the sanctions are administrative and based on presidential determination, not criminal search or seizure of U.S.…

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

    S.Res. 532: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.

    …other protections under Amendments 1-10. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The resolution restricts no private conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or…

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

    Executive Order 14283: White House Initiative To Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

    …disarm anyone under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment. No denial of equal protection concern arises from advisory support and voluntary private philanthropy coordination. No restriction on person,…