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1. 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…

2. 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.…

3. 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)…

4. 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…

5. 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,…

6. 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,…

7. 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…

8. 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…

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

   H.R. 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

   …fragmenting obligations owed by the federal government that sent members to war. (1) Individuals cannot pay their own service-connected compensation. (2) Counties cannot administer national DIC or VA guarantees. (3) States cannot assume…

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

    H.R. 7757: KIDS Act

    …from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with least-restrictive means, parental opt-in, and no identity retention. The bill restricts minors and…

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

    H.R. 2978: GUARD Act

    …investigation and permits federal technical assistance. It does not authorize warrantless searches, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or any punishment under the Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No Tenth Amendment…

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

    H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025

    …it places at the federal level a function states and localities could perform, warranting a B. Federal authority rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, the power to lay and collect taxes to provide for the general Welfare, which supports…

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

    H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026

    …programs, which must still proceed under existing Fourth Amendment warrant requirements, Fifth Amendment grand jury and self-incrimination protections, and Sixth Amendment trial rights. No provision authorizes warrantless search, compelled…

14. 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

    …Iran do not on their face compel 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…

15. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 10, Clause 3: Tonnage Clause; Compact Clause

    …the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such…

16. Constitution · U.S. Constitution · SI explainer

    Article I, Section 8, Clause 17: Enclave Clause; District Clause

    …in The Federalist No. 43 that such authority carried its own evident need, and warned that dependence on the state containing the seat of government could expose public authority to insult or interruption and bring dishonor and…

17. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

    Article I, Section 10: Limits on the States

    …the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such…

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

    H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".

    …taking and requires no hearing. It removes a reporting mandate that threatened warrantless financial dossier-building inconsistent with procedural due process and the presumption against arbitrary action under the Fifth Amendment Due…

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

    Executive Order 14376: Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers

    …or seizures under the Fourth Amendment. It creates no criminal penalty, no warrantless surveillance, and no taking of private homes. It directs guidance on how the Federal Government sells, insures, guarantees, or securitizes homes it…

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

    H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

    …Amendment), or quarter soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or violate trial rights (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments).…