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1. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to cl-10876933 · Jun 19, 2026

   Held: Section 922(g)(3) is unconstitutional as applied to simple unlawful drug users without individualized dangerousness, but Congress may enact tailored legislation under its Commerce Clause power requiring drug testing or treatment as condition of gun ownership, subject to due process.

   …its authority to regulate firearms must be tied to an enumerated power. The Commerce Clause, as originally understood, does not extend to mere possession of a firearm by an individual for self-defense in the home. Therefore, the statute as…

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

   Executive Order 14335: Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry

   …statutory authorities. Federal regulation of launch, reentry, airspace, space commerce, and treaty compliance rests on Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Commerce Clause for interstate and foreign commerce, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18…

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

   Executive Order 14286: Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America's Truck Drivers

   …safety qualification for interstate trucking, grounded in the Commerce Clause and the duty to execute the laws. It imposes no new speech ban, no search expansion, and no property taking, and federal minimum standards are the minimum level…

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

   H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

   HR 6938 as summarized is a routine FY2026 appropriations package funding Commerce, Justice, Energy, Interior and related agencies. It rests squarely on the Article I appropriations and spending powers, creates no direct restriction on…

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

   Executive Order 14271: Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts

   …41 U.S.C. 3307(d) and 10 U.S.C. 3453, enacted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 for common defence and general welfare and Clause 18 necessary and proper authority for federal procurement. It directs only subordinate executive officers,…

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

   Executive Order 14269: Restoring America's Maritime Dominance

   …Section 301 trade remedies, and customs-fee enforcement sit within federal commerce and defense powers and presidential direction of the executive branch, with no Bill of Rights infringement, taking, or improper federal consolidation.…

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

   Executive Order 14374: Establishing a Second Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

   …with no permanent regulatory, punitive, or confiscatory power. It rests on the Commerce Clause and Take Care Clause, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, preserves due process through notice and final-offer procedures, and does not…

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

   S. 254: ARTIST Act

   Constitutional federal protection of lawful interstate commerce in authentic Alaska Native handicrafts under the Commerce Clause, with no rights infringement and no centralization of power. Federal authority is explicit under Article I,…

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

   H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

   HR 1181 is a narrow exercise of the Commerce Clause to bar national card networks from singling out firearms retailers with distinct merchant codes, with DOJ enforcement. It claims no new federal police power, infringes no right, expands…

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

    H.R. 1272: Secure Storage Information Act of 2025

    …bill's provisions are largely within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and its taxing power. The requirements on FFLs are conditions on commercial activity and do not directly restrict individual rights. The tax credit…

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

    H.R. 139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025

    Permanent daylight saving time is a uniform commercial standard within Congress commerce power. It restricts no protected right, takes no property, denies no hearing, preserves exempt-area choice, and leaves personal liberty intact.…

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

    H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

    Federal permitting-reform bill grounded in the Commerce Clause and Property Clause that speeds existing reviews without infringing rights, sovereignty, or due process, and without expanding federal power. Congress acts within explicit…

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

    Executive Order 14260: Protecting American Energy From State Overreach

    …laws and enforcement through courts, grounded in supremacy and interstate commerce authority, with no rights infringement or taking. President acts under Article II, Section 1 vesting of executive power and Article II, Section 3 duty to…

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

    Executive Order 14285: Unleashing America's Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources

    …for supply-chain security. It stays within Article II execution, Article I commerce and property powers, infringes no Bill of Rights protections, and federal action is the minimum necessary level for offshore and international seabed…

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

    H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

    HJRES 210 is a constitutional exercise of congressional oversight under the Commerce Clause and the legislative process. Using SI-reviewed legislative history, it disapproves an EPA authorization without infringing the Bill of Rights,…

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

    H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act

    HR 2913 operates within core federal foreign-affairs, defense, and foreign-commerce powers, imposes no domestic rights restriction or taking, and federal action is the only competent level. SI review finds it constitutional. Congress has…

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.Res. 826 · Aug 04, 2026

    National Shooting Sports Education Grant Act of 2026

    …while respecting state autonomy. Section 3. Grant Program. The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall establish a competitive grant program to provide funds to states for the development and…

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

    Executive Order 14369: Ensuring American Space Superiority

    …takes no property without due process. Grade A. Federal space, defense, and commerce action is authorized. Article II, Section 2 makes the President Commander in Chief and vests executive power in directing agencies; Article II, Section 3…

19. 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

    Constitutional border and foreign-commerce action to close the de minimis channel exploited for synthetic opioid shipments, with advance notice and lawful collection procedures and no Bill of Rights infringement. Minor tension remains from…

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

    Executive Order 14349: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations

    …board expressly required by Railway Labor Act section 9A, executing Commerce Clause regulation of rail disputes. Temporary, neutral, report-only body with no rights restriction, no permanent centralization, and no deprivation or taking.…