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

   H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

   HCONRES 89 is constitutional. It enforces Congress's Article I war-declare power by ending unauthorized hostilities with Iran while preserving self-defense, infringes no Bill of Rights protection, takes no property without due process, and…

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

   H.Res. 682: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

   …immigration bill's increased penalties for illegal entry and reentry warrant scrutiny under the Eighth Amendment and due process. The resolution is a routine exercise of congressional rulemaking authority under Article I, Section 5, Clause…

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

   Executive Order 14266: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment

   …physical search or seizure of persons, homes, papers, or effects without warrant under the Fourth Amendment, does not compel self-incrimination or deny trial protections under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Economic cost…

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

   Executive Order 14362: Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists

   …under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 commerce with foreign nations, Clause 11 war-related powers, and Clause 18 necessary and proper. Cited authorities are Immigration and Nationality Act section 219, 8 U.S.C. 1189, and International…

5. 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…

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

   Executive Order 14298: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Discussions With the People's Republic of China

   …judicial review before increased duties attach to specific goods in transit or warehoused for consumption, and it delegates rate-setting to ongoing discussions with a foreign government. The deprivation is economic and authorized under…

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

   Executive Order 14372: Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

   …authority, acting in support of Congress's Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12-14 powers to raise armies and provide for defense, and citing Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and Federal Acquisition Regulations. Directing the…

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

   Executive Order 14391: Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act

   …8, Clause 1 (general welfare and common defense) and Clause 11 (declare war and grant letters of marque and reprisal), as well as the Necessary and Proper Clause (Clause 18). The President's authority to delegate these powers is inherent…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026

   Executive Order 14387: Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate- Based Herbicides

   …potential to disrupt private contracts and property rights without due process warrants a grade of C. The order is grounded in the Defense Production Act of 1950, which Congress enacted under its Article I, Section 8 powers to provide for…

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

    H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

    …Second Amendment, or authorizes searches, seizures, or surveillance without warrant under the Fourth Amendment. The act is a funding continuation at prior-year levels with health program extensions and contains no criminal penalty, speech…

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

    H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act

    …military. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 grants Congress the power to declare war, and Clause 12 grants the power to raise and support armies. Additionally, the President's role as Commander-in-Chief (Article II, Section 2) and the…

12. 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…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 3486: Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025

    …violations, which are civil or administrative matters, not crimes that warrant such extreme penalties. The bill also overrides state authority over local law enforcement and criminal justice, consolidating power at the federal level…

14. 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…

15. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14394: Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction

    …Amendment), or quarter soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or deny trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments). It does not impose cruel or…

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

    H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act

    …data sharing requires privacy safeguards, but no direct rights violation, warranting a B. Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 to lay and collect taxes and provide for the general welfare through spending,…

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

    H.R. 8595: Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

    …funds for domestic speech suppression, religious establishment, disarmament, warrantless search, compelled testimony, unfair trial, or punishment. The bill funds foreign-affairs administration, commissions, and economic assistance. No…

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

    …China and Hong Kong and does not ban expression, disarm individuals, authorize warrantless searches of persons or homes, or impose cruel punishment under Eighth Amendment. Ninth and Tenth Amendment interests are addressed in other checks.…

20. 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,…