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1. 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".

   …through Eight. It removes rather than creates regulatory mandates on vehicle warranties and zero-emission sales, so Tenth Amendment reserved powers are respected by restoring the uniform federal baseline Congress enacted. The resolution…

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

   Executive Order 14296: Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence

   Executive Order 14296 directs existing federal agencies to use existing federal VA property and veterans-benefits authorities to house and serve homeless veterans voluntarily, subject to applicable law and appropriations. It cites no new…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026

   H.R. 1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

   …Rights, but its potential to compel speech or restrict local decision-making warrants a structural rewrite to better align with constitutional principles of federalism and enumerated powers. The federal government's authority over…

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

   Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

   …or press under the First Amendment, disarmament under the Second Amendment, warrantless searches or seizures beyond lawful policing under the Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or denial of trial rights under…

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

   Executive Order 14339: Additional Measures To Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

   …justifying nationwide federal policing. Order on its face does not authorize warrantless searches, speech suppression, disarmament, or punishment without trial. No provision directs seizure of persons or property, compelled testimony, or…

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

   H.R. 10326: PROOF Act

   …or commercial disclosure. It does not authorize general searches, warrantless surveillance of private papers, or speech/assembly restrictions. No Tenth Amendment violation because compliance is tied to administration of federal funds. The…

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

   S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

   …for the common Defence under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, to declare War under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, to raise and support Armies under Article I, Section 8, Clause 12, to provide and maintain a Navy under Article I, Section…

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

   S. 254: ARTIST Act

   …Fifth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment Section 1. No criminal penalty, no warrantless seizure, no presumption-of-guilt regime, and no taking of private property for public use. The law protects existing property and livelihood interests…

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

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

   …lower level. (1) Individuals and families cannot procure and sustain national warfighting capabilities. (2) Local communities and counties cannot manage major defense acquisition programs. (3) States cannot provide for the common national…

10. 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)…

11. 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,…

12. 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…

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

    S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

    …direction for the Federal Communications Commission to allow shark-attack warnings on the existing wireless alert system. It exercises a clear commerce power, restricts no rights, takes no property, and adds no federal control over local…

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

    H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

    …and Bank Secrecy Act reporting apply to regulated intermediaries, not general warrantless seizure of private papers. No prior restraint under First Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth…