Quarterly report · 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 · Preview
State of the Constitution, Q3 2026
Preview, not a full edition. Only 3 of the 13 weeks of Q3 2026 have a stored weekly report (2026-W37, 2026-W38, 2026-W39). Weeks without one are not counted: 2026-W27, 2026-W28, 2026-W29, 2026-W30, 2026-W31, 2026-W32, 2026-W33, 2026-W34, 2026-W35, 2026-W36.
Weekly reports computed after the fact (more than a week after the week ended, from the published record as it then stood): 2026-W37, 2026-W38, 2026-W39.
- Covers 3 of 13 weeks with a stored weekly report.
- The Constitution Index issued no grades in the weeks covered.
- No VFA SI Solutions were published in the weeks covered.
- No SI Think Tank proposals were published in the weeks covered.
- No Moved toward VFA entries were logged.
- No corrections were logged.
Overview
This is a preview covering only 2026-W37, 2026-W38 and 2026-W39. It covers 3 of 13 weeks in Q3 2026 with a stored weekly report. The remaining weeks in the quarter have no stored weekly report in this preview.
The Constitution Index
The Constitution Index issued no grades in the weeks covered, with 0 new measures and 0 total grades. The count of measures graded at quarter end was 0, with 0 in each grade category. Grades are SI-generated analysis published after automated checks, assessed against provisions such as Article I, Section 1.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All grades issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Executive orders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 newly graded measures, 0 re-grades. At the end of the last week covered, the Index held 0 graded measures. Meanings: A Constitutional · B Mostly sound · C Significant issues · D Likely unconstitutional · F Direct violation.
Solutions and the SI Think Tank
No VFA SI Solutions were published in the weeks covered, with 0 total and 0 by automated SI draft. No SI Think Tank proposals were published in the weeks covered, with 0 total. Solutions and proposals are SI-generated analysis published after automated checks.
0 VFA SI Solutions published: 0 on bills, 0 on executive actions, 0 on Supreme Court opinions. 0 SI Think Tank proposals published.
Adoption, corrections and checks
No Moved toward VFA entries were logged in the weeks covered. The log records only where new official bill text contains a provision matching one proposed earlier, and matching text does not show why a change was made. No corrections were logged, with 0 recorded in the weeks covered, measured against standards including Amendment X.
0 “Moved toward VFA” entries logged. 0 corrections logged.
Week by week
| Week | Grades | Solutions | Think Tank | Moved toward VFA | Corrections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-W37 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-W38 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-W39 * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* computed after the fact.
How this report is made
Compiled from the stored weekly State of the Constitution reports · every number is a count of public items · narrative sections drafted by VFA SI from those numbers and checked in code · not individually reviewed by a person. Every number is a sum of, or copied from, the stored weekly State of the Constitution reports, which count published records only. Narrative drafted by VFA SI from the numbers on this page; every figure was checked against the data in code. Not individually reviewed by a person. Provisions named: Article I, Section 1; Amendment X. Stored reports are never rewritten; a rebuild with different numbers is stored as a new version.
Cite: Values for America. “State of the Constitution, Q3 2026 (preview).” Report 1, compiled 2026-10-08. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/state-of-the-constitution/quarterly/2026-Q3.