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

   H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

   …is a routine exercise of Congress's constitutional power over the federal budget. It does not itself enact any spending or revenue changes, but sets forth a framework and reconciliation instructions. The primary constitutional concern is…

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

   S.Con.Res. 40: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

   This concurrent resolution establishes a congressional budget framework for FY2027-2036. It does not itself authorize any specific spending or revenue programs, but sets aggregate levels and enforcement procedures. The resolution is…

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

   S.Con.Res. 33: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

   SCONRES 33 is a routine congressional budget framework exercising core Article I fiscal and rulemaking powers. It imposes no rights restriction, no individual mandate, and no taking, and it operates at the proper federal level for federal…

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

   H.Con.Res. 14: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

   HCONRES 14 is a routine exercise of Congress fiscal powers: setting federal budget levels and reconciliation instructions for FY2025-FY2034. It infringes no rights, takes no property, and governs only federal spending and revenue planning,…

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

   S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

   SCONRES 7 is a routine internal congressional budget framework for FY2025 through FY2034. It stays inside the taxing, borrowing, and appropriations powers, imposes no rights burden, takes no property, and centralizes nothing that a lower…

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

   H.Res. 590: Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

   This resolution is a routine procedural measure by which the House of Representatives agrees to a Senate amendment to a bill. It concerns the internal legislative process of Congress, which is expressly authorized by the Constitution. It…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

   H.Res. 1224: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7567) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2616) to require public elementary and middle schools that receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to obtain parental consent before changing a minor’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1318) to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program to identify American-Jewish serviceme

   HRES 1224 is a procedural resolution that sets the terms for considering several bills. The Constitution expressly grants each house of Congress the authority to determine its own rules of proceeding (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). The…

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

   H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat

   HRES 1438 is an internal House rules measure authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clause 2. It authorizes no surveillance, imposes no mandate on private persons, takes no property, and restricts no Bill of Rights freedom. Substantive…

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

   Executive Order 14270: Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting To Unleash American Energy

   Executive Order 14270 directs periodic review and conditional sunset of energy-related federal regulations through lawful rulemaking and public comment, only to the extent permitted by law. It asserts no new legislative power, infringes no…

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

    H.R. 10327: Cost Estimates Improvement Act

    …requirement within Congress's enumerated power to legislate and oversee the budget. It does not infringe any rights, restrict individual sovereignty, centralize power, or violate due process. Congress has explicit constitutional authority…

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

    H.R. 1771: Improper Payments Transparency Act

    …Transparency Act is fully constitutional. It requires the President's annual budget to include narrative descriptions and corrective action plans regarding improper payments at federal agencies. This is a straightforward exercise of…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 2965: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025

    …Section 8, Clause 18 (the Necessary and Proper Clause) to organize and set the budget for federal agencies, including the Small Business Administration. This bill merely directs the SBA to set its regulatory budget at zero, which is a…

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

    H.R. 4464: Preventive Health Savings Act

    This bill is fully constitutional. It merely requires the Congressional Budget Office to produce supplementary estimates about long-term savings from preventive health care when Congress requests them. It does not expand federal power…

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

    H.J.Res. 88: 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; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

    HJRES 88 is constitutional. Congress used its enumerated commerce and oversight powers through lawful procedure to nullify an agency waiver, infringed no Bill of Rights protection, expanded individual choice by removing a mandate,…

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

    Executive Order 14299: Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security

    …and regulatory actions, coordination with the Office of Management and Budget, and use of all available legal authorities consistent with applicable law, preserving procedural due process under the Fifth Amendment. It directs use of…

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

    H.R. 10078: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated power over the public debt and the budget, and it does not infringe on individual rights or consolidate power beyond the federal level. The bill is fully consistent with the Constitution. The bill…

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

    S.J.Res. 124: A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.

    This joint resolution is fully constitutional. It reinforces the separation of war powers by requiring congressional authorization for military hostilities against Cuba, consistent with Article I, Section 8, Clause 11. It does not infringe…

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

    Executive Order 14354: Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

    …Article I, Section 8. Section 5 preserves existing lawful agency authority and budget law. The order creates no restriction on speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, searches, trial rights, or other protections in Amendments 1-10. It…

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

    Executive Order 14355: Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer With Artificial Intelligence

    …directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Office of Management and Budget, National Institutes of Health, and science advisors within statutes creating those agencies. Underlying spending draws on Article I, Section 8, Clause 1…

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

    S. 5046: A bill to prohibit the transfer of certain offices and functions of the Department of Education to other Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

    This bill is a straightforward exercise of Congress's legislative authority to define the structure and functions of a federal agency. It does not expand federal power, restrict individual rights, or consolidate decision-making; rather, it…