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1. 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

   …supervisory technology and report to Congress every five years. Grounded in Commerce and Necessary and Proper powers, it creates no new regulation, no rights restriction, no taking, and no centralization. Congress has explicit authority to…

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

   H.J.Res. 87: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

   Congress used its commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to block a single-state emissions mandate from functioning as a national rule, protecting liberty and uniform federal law with no rights infringement or taking.…

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

   Executive Order 14245: Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil

   …a stretched emergency delegation, exercising Congress's Article I tax and commerce powers with vague standards and broad harm to private trade. Requires congressional authorization with clear limits. Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to 2026-19555 · Oct 07, 2026

   H-1B Program Integrity and American Worker Protection Act

   …and State Department would share wage, employment, and education data with Commerce, Education, and the Small Business Administration to check petitions and labor applications. Reviews would focus on high-risk signs named in the order,…

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

   S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

   SJRES 37 is constitutional. It uses Congress's Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff regime on Canada, reducing burdens on liberty, property, and due process rather than creating new ones.…

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

   S.J.Res. 77: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.

   SJRES 77 is constitutional. Congress uses its Article I foreign-commerce and duties powers to end an executive emergency tariff on Canada, removing a burden on peaceful exchange, restoring legislative process, and pushing power away from…

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

   H.R. 226: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

   …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.' Taking…

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

   Executive Order 14393: Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit

   …the order touches on areas of federal authority over banking and interstate commerce, it raises minor concerns regarding the potential dilution of consumer protections and the centralization of housing finance policy. Overall, the order is…

9. 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…

10. 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…

11. 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…

12. 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…

13. 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…

14. 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…

15. 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…

16. 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,…

17. 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…

18. 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,…

19. 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…

20. 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…