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1. 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…

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

   H.R. 5656: To amend title 49, United States Code, to grant the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico eligibility to issue commercial driver's licenses, and for other purposes.

   …2 (the Territorial Clause). Additionally, the bill relates to interstate commerce and highway safety, falling within Congress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce Clause). The bill does not exceed these enumerated powers.…

3. 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…

4. 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…

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

   …can be tied to the Property Clause (Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2) and the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3), funding entities like the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the…

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

   H.R. 1917: Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025

   …constitutional. It operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, respects individual sovereignty, passes all decentralization tests, and…

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

   H.R. 9617: CHARM Act

   …from discarded materials. While the federal government has authority under the Commerce Clause and its property powers to address waste and resource recovery, the bill's broad delegation to the EPA and its reporting requirements create…

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

   H.R. 9616: EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026

   …sites, which falls within the federal government's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Property Clause, and is a reasonable exercise of the spending power. It does not infringe on the Bill of Rights, respects individual…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026

   H.R. 168: TORCH Act

   …falls squarely within this enumerated power. The bill also implicates the Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) to the extent that wildfire risk reduction affects interstate commerce, but the primary authority is the Property…

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

    H.R. 4776: SPEED Act

    …for major federal actions. Congress has clear enumerated authority under the Commerce Clause and the Property Clause to regulate the environmental effects of federal projects and to define the procedures for such reviews. The bill does not…

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

    H.R. 4294: MAWS Act of 2026

    …federal program that operates within Congress's enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and Property Clause, does not infringe any constitutional rights, and respects individual sovereignty and decentralization principles. Congress has…

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

    H.R. 226: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

    …authority over Indian affairs under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Indian Commerce Clause), which grants Congress the power 'to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.' Taking…

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

    H.R. 3062: Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act

    …as it operates within Congress's enumerated powers over foreign commerce and interstate commerce, and it does not infringe upon individual rights. The main concern is the requirement for congressional approval before the President can…

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

    H.R. 3872: To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals.

    …It operates within Congress's enumerated powers over federal property and commerce, and it does not infringe on individual rights. The main concern is that it may consolidate decision-making at the federal level for lands that could be…

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

    Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

    …Federal lands, Federal mineral leasing, Federal agency guidance, and foreign commerce promotion, which by definition cannot be handled by an individual, county, or single state. Directing Interior and Agriculture to prioritize leasing…

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

    H.R. 375: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025

    The bill generally operates within federal enumerated powers over interstate commerce, public lands, and scientific research, and it respects state and private property rights by requiring consent for actions on non-federal land. However,…

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

    Executive Order 14305: Restoring American Airspace Sovereignty

    …FAA Act. Congress holds Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 power over interstate commerce including aviation, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11-16 defense powers, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 plus Article IV border and naturalization…

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

    H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

    …and no upward power shift. Grounded in Article IV property power and foreign commerce study, this mineral plan earns top marks. Authority rests on Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, giving Congress power to dispose of and make rules for…

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

    H.R. 2709: Save Our Sequoias Act

    …within the scope of federal authority over public lands and interstate commerce, but it raises minor concerns regarding the breadth of the emergency declaration and the potential for federal overreach into state and local land management…

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

    H.R. 7250: To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.

    …It is a valid exercise of Congress's enumerated powers under the Indian Commerce Clause and the Property Clause, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, respects individual sovereignty by providing a public benefit without…