Constitutional Opinion No. 2026-0999

America First Constitutional Standard — Version 1.0

Case Information

Source
GovInfo (119th Congress, Senate)
Author
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) et al.
Publication Date
Undated
Content Type
Legislation
Opinion Issued
2026-07-29
AFCS Version
1.0
AF★CS
Verdict

72
/ 100
Mostly America First

Source: GovInfo (119th Congress, Senate)
Constitutional Alignment: 69·Factual Reliability: 90

Holding

S. 4949, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, authorizing domestic water-infrastructure projects with streamlined Corps of Engineers procedures and stronger congressional oversight, scores as Mostly America First across Articles IX, XII, and XIII. Scored under the v1.2 legal-text weighting (Tier 1 85 percent / Tier 2 15 percent) as a bill's operative text scored for the policy it enacts, with Tier 2 reduced to document authenticity.

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It is the judgment of this Court that Opinion No. 2026-0999 is hereby entered into the record, in accordance with the America First Constitutional Standard. The score stands. The reasoning is published. The record is public.

The Standard is the Standard.