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13 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 B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial by jury (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth…
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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
…quarter soldiers (Third Amendment), authorize unreasonable searches (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment), impair fair trial rights (Sixth Amendment), deny jury trial (Seventh Amendment),…
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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
…the First Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy under the Fourth Amendment. Any future use of Department of Justice or other funds for surveillance or enforcement would need separate Fourth and Fifth Amendment scrutiny,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
…arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy and search protections under the Fourth Amendment. The bill funds agencies rather than authorizing searches, seizures, compelled testimony, or criminal penalties. No quartering,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
…Amendment and impose no search, seizure, or compelled testimony under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. Work requirements condition receipt of a voluntary federal benefit; they do not compel labor, restrict speech, belief, property…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3944: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
…First Amendment, infringes the Second Amendment, authorizes searches under the Fourth Amendment, compels self-incrimination, or denies trial rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Appropriations alone do not infringe…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
…including no First Amendment speech or press burden and no Second or Fourth Amendment intrusion. The resolution restricts no person in body, property, speech, labor, or belief. It directs committees to report deficit-related legislation by…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9770: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
…under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, or imposes searches under Fourth Amendment. Funding at prior-year levels and extension of existing programs does not abridge any right in Amendments 1-10. The bill does not restrict any…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
…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 code, disarmament,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4: Rescissions Act of 2025
…punish speech; private broadcasters remain free to speak. No search under the Fourth Amendment, no arms regulation under the Second Amendment, no quartering, self-incrimination, trial, jury, or punishment issues are present. Tenth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 2882: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
…Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or imposes searches under the Fourth Amendment. Funding health exchanges and Medicaid expands access and does not compel speech or seize property. The bill does not restrict personal conduct,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
…authorizes speech suppression under the First Amendment, seizure under the Fourth Amendment, or other direct infringement of Amendments 1-8. Severity is none because any rights risk would come from later agency implementation, not this…