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

   H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act

   …Clause 3 to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations; Clauses 11-14 to declare war, raise and support armies, provide a navy, and make rules for land and naval forces; Clause 18 Necessary and Proper Clause to effectuate those powers through…

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

   H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

   …does not authorize quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment); does not expand warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); does not compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment); does not impair fair trial rights…

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

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

   …no deprivation of life, liberty, or property, no presumption of guilt, no warrantless seizure, and no physical or regulatory taking. No private property is taken for public use under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause, so no just…

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

   S.Res. 852: A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

   …The resolution is an exercise of Congress's legislative and oversight powers. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to provide for the common defense and general welfare, which encompasses foreign affairs and the conduct…

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

   H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

   …Appropriations Clause). However, the Constitution limits federal spending to powers enumerated in Article I, Section 8. While funding the Department of the Interior, EPA, and related agencies for land management, environmental protection,…

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

   H.R. 4638: Federal Working Animal Protection Act

   …Ninth Amendment (unenumerated rights), or Tenth Amendment (reserved powers). The bill applies only to non-citizens and only after a criminal conviction or admission, so no Bill of Rights violation occurs. The bill does not restrict what a…

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

   H.R. 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

   …requirements for certain expenditures. It does not exceed federal enumerated powers, does not infringe on individual rights, and does not consolidate power upward in a problematic way. The bill is fully consistent with the Constitution.…

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

   H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.

   House internal transparency rule squarely authorized by Article I, Section 5, Clauses 2-3. It spends no new private regulation, restricts no citizen liberty, centralizes no power, and takes no property. Any fairness concern about naming…

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

   H.R. 1286: Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

   …(Eighth Amendment); and it does not deny unenumerated rights or reserved powers (Ninth and Tenth Amendments). The bill imposes no restriction on individual action. It merely directs the VA to seek a contract for a forms assessment and to…

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

    S. 32: LACA

    LACA is a routine Article I and Article III housekeeping measure that designates additional federal court locations. It stays within enumerated power, infringes no rights, expands court access and due process, and decentralizes…

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

    Executive Order 14269: Restoring America's Maritime Dominance

    …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. Minor economic burden…

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

    Executive Order 14361: Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil

    …management through emergency delegation retains significant enumerated-powers tension. The power to lay duties and regulate commerce with foreign nations belongs to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 3. This order…

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

    Executive Order 14336: Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve

    …concentration of Key Starting Materials. Order does not preempt state health powers or compel states; it directs federal agencies and federal repository. No deprivation of life, liberty, or property and no taking under Fifth Amendment.…

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

    Executive Order 14315: Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources

    Executive Order 14315 directs Treasury and Interior to faithfully implement a federal statute ending specified clean-electricity tax benefits and preferential treatment. It exercises lawful Article II execution of Article I taxing power,…

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

    Executive Order 14357: Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China

    Executive Order 14357 reduces an existing tariff burden from 20% to 10% in response to PRC commitments on fentanyl precursors. It operates within the federal foreign-commerce domain, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, expands…

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

    H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act

    HR 5201 is a narrow reporting bill. It directs the Federal Communications Commission to report on compliance with and enforcement of Kari's Law, an existing federal telecommunications requirement. The bill imposes no new penalties, no new…

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

    Executive Order 14294: Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations

    Order 14294 is constitutional. It uses lawful executive control to curb strict responsibility regulatory crime, order clear notice, mens rea, public lists, restraint in prosecution. It protects Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendment…

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

    Executive Order 14368: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay

    Routine annual federal pay adjustment under existing statutes. Within presidential and congressional authority, infringes no rights, restricts no private conduct, and takes no property. President acts under express statutory delegations (5…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 471: Fix Our Forests Act

    …on the right to access courts. While the federal government has enumerated powers over federal lands, the bill's approach to limiting judicial review and environmental safeguards requires structural revision to align with constitutional…