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1. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

   Executive Order 14421: Declaring a National Emergency To Secure the United States Bulk-Power System

   …equipment. While the federal government has clear authority over foreign commerce and national security, the order delegates sweeping discretionary powers to the Secretary of Energy, including the ability to impose conditions on…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

   S. 2: Secure America Act

   …deliberation. While border security is a legitimate federal interest under the Commerce Clause and the plenary power over immigration, the bill's broad delegation of authority and the deployment of advanced surveillance systems without…

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

   S. 3945: Tribal Police Department Parity Act

   …not expand federal power beyond existing enumerated authority over interstate commerce and taxation, nor does it infringe on individual rights. The bill enhances tribal sovereignty by treating tribal agencies as equal to other governmental…

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

   H.R. 804: Rural Small Business Resilience Act

   …The action falls within Congress's enumerated power to regulate interstate commerce and provide for the general welfare through disaster relief, does not infringe any right, imposes no restriction on individual liberty, respects…

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

   H.R. 3062: Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

   …as it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe upon individual rights. The main concern is the requirement for congressional approval before the President can…

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

   H.R. 4544: American Access to Banking Act

   …authority over the federal banking system under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause and Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause, plus Clause 5 power to regulate currency and financial system. Directing federal regulators to review…

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

   H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act

   Deregulatory banking bill within Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers that reduces federal burdens, imposes no rights infringement, expands private and local decision-making, and takes no property without due process. Regulation of…

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

   Executive Order 14272: Ensuring National Security and Economic Resilience Through Section 232 Actions on Processed Critical Minerals and Derivative Products

   …232 investigation order stays within presidential execution of a valid foreign-commerce and national-security statute, imposes no rights restriction or property taking, and addresses a subject only the federal level can assess. President…

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

   Executive Order 14289: Addressing Certain Tariffs on Imported Articles

   …takes no property, and operates in the inherently federal field of foreign commerce. Any concern about the broader emergency-tariff regime is mitigated, not worsened, by this order. The power to lay duties and regulate commerce with…

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

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

    …conduct, stays at the federal level only where foreign trade and interstate commerce require it, and defers takings and process questions to future lawful proceedings. Residual risk is in threatened future rulemaking and approval review,…

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

    H.Res. 177: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeologi

    …not infringe on any constitutional rights or principles. Article I, Section 5, Clause 2 of the Constitution grants each House of Congress the authority to 'determine the Rules of its Proceedings.' This resolution is precisely such a rule,…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 8005: Stop Pills That Kill Act

    …constitutional concerns. While Congress has clear authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate the interstate drug trade, the bill's expansion of criminal penalties for possessing manufacturing equipment may overreach by criminalizing…

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

    S. 5200: Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

    …enumerated power to provide for the general welfare and regulate interstate commerce. It authorizes agricultural research and extension programs, which fall squarely within federal authority. The bill does not infringe on any…

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

    H.R. 10254: MORE Savings Act

    …It operates within federal enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and Commerce Clause, does not infringe core Bill of Rights protections, and respects individual sovereignty by expanding access to treatment without coercion. However,…

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

    H.R. 4307: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act

    …with law enforcement. The bill falls within Congress's spending and commerce powers, and it does not consolidate authority beyond the federal level in a way that violates the Tenth Amendment. The grade is A. Congress has authority to…

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

    H.R. 2715: Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act

    The bill is a federal exercise of the Commerce Clause power to regulate imports, which is well-established. It raises minor due process concerns because it allows destruction of property without a prior hearing, but it mandates regulations…

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

    H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main concern is that it may consolidate decision-making at the federal level for lands that could be…

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

    H.R. 164: POWER Act of 2025

    …the federal government's enumerated powers under the Spending Clause and the Commerce Clause, as it conditions federal funds on compliance and addresses interstate electricity infrastructure. It does not infringe on individual rights, and…

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

    H.R. 832: Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025

    …It operates within the federal government's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and foreign affairs, does not infringe on individual rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The main constitutional tension is a mild…

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

    H.R. 736: Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025

    …However, the underlying requirement is based on federal authority over commerce and taxation. The Supreme Court has recognized federal power to regulate financial transactions and require reporting under the Commerce Clause (Article I,…