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31 results for “Fourth Amendment”
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Constitution · U.S. Constitution
Amendment IV: Searches and Seizures
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7757: KIDS Act
…plus crisis hotline is likely permissible under Zauderer for factual notices. Fourth Amendment concern from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act
…assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth self-incrimination, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. It authorizes loan guarantees for business software including tools using artificial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2966: American Entrepreneurs First Act of 2025
…loans. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, the exclusion of certain classes of individuals from a federal benefit program may implicate the Fifth…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8652 · May 15, 2026
Narrowed Youth Online Data Consent Act (YODCA)
…into purely intrastate activities (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3; Tenth Amendment) Risk of vague definitions chilling protected speech (First Amendment) Lack of defined enforcement limits and funding caps risking due process issues (Fifth…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9143 · Jun 07, 2026
Secure American Invention Act of 2025
…not directly tied to the 'progress of science and useful arts'. Fifth Amendment Due Process concerns if vague terms like 'foreign adversary' lead to arbitrary denial of patent rights without clear standards. Tenth Amendment concern if the…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9142 · Jun 06, 2026
National Security Patent Integrity Act of 2025
…clause to prevent permanent overreach. The original bill may violate Fifth Amendment Due Process by denying patent rights without clear procedural safeguards and judicial review. The definition of 'threat to national security' may be…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade F (Direct violation) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1442: To ban the sale of products with a high concentration of sodium nitrite to individuals, and for other purposes.
…bill is a direct violation of the Commerce Clause as interpreted by the Tenth Amendment and the principle of individual sovereignty. It bans a legal substance based on potential misuse, not on any inherent defect or interstate commerce…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5154 · Jul 30, 2026
Minor AI Companion Safety and Transparency Act
…permanent regulation, and fee-based funding rather than general revenue. First Amendment: The original bill may restrict the content of chatbot speech, which could be protected speech. Our alternative avoids content restrictions. Tenth…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9915 · Jul 28, 2026
Bot Disclosure and Consumer Protection Act of 2025
…Original bill may impose content-based restrictions on speech, risking First Amendment violation (e.g., mandating removal of bot accounts rather than merely requiring disclosure). Original bill may lack clear jurisdictional nexus to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7401: Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
…and conflicts in administration of federal programs. No First through Tenth Amendment rights are infringed. The bill requires written conflict certification and disclosure only from SBA employees participating in loan origination, review,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 825: Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act
…convicted of financial crimes raises minor concerns under the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on excessive penalties and the Fifth Amendment's due process protections. The decentralization check shows the bill appropriately leaves…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 859: Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act
…government interest of consumer protection, consistent with the First Amendment as interpreted in Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel (1985). No other amendment is implicated. The bill enhances individual sovereignty by ensuring…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2931: Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act of 2025
…state and local immigration enforcement policies, which implicates the Tenth Amendment and the anti-commandeering doctrine. While the federal government has broad authority over immigration and the placement of its own offices, the bill's…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5763: Main Street Parity Act
…for a voluntary federal loan, so none of the protections in the first ten amendments is implicated. This measure reduces a condition for obtaining a voluntary federal loan and therefore expands what a borrower may do with private property…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 2481: Romance Scam Prevention Act
…of federal-state entanglement, but this is not a direct violation of the Tenth Amendment. The bill is mostly sound but could be improved by clarifying the scope of state enforcement to avoid potential conflicts with federal supremacy.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1770: Consumer Safety Technology Act
…to analyze consumer product data. No provision infringes any of the first ten amendments. The bill does not restrict what any individual may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It imposes no mandates, prohibitions, or…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.Res. 1182: Expressing support for rural communities across the United States as stewards of the environment, major suppliers of United States energy resources, critical providers of food production and manufacturing capacity, and drivers of national economic stability, and recognizing the work of the House of Representatives in the 119th Congress in support of those vital communities.
…due process, takings, trial rights, or any other provision of the first ten amendments. It is purely hortatory and imposes no obligations or prohibitions on any person. The resolution does not restrict any individual's person, property,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 5764: AI for Main Street Act
…voluntary educational services, leaving all private conduct unregulated. No amendment is implicated. The bill does not restrict any individual's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It offers optional assistance to small businesses;…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1642: Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025
…in scope (connecting businesses across state lines with graduates). The Tenth Amendment is not violated because the bill operates within Congress's commerce and spending powers and does not commandeer state resources. The bill does not…