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16 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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3106: Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025
…under the Second Amendment, no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and no compulsion or trial rule affecting the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No unenumerated right under the Ninth Amendment is…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8466: TRUE Accountability Act
…under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. No criminal penalty, speech code, or property seizure is created. The bill regulates…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 10: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
…risked First Amendment petition/association burdens via expedited permitting, Fourth Amendment searches incident to infrastructure expansion, and Fifth Amendment takings pressure. No provision of SJRES 10 restricts speech, religion, press,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 153: Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act
…legitimate federal interest in overseeing federal spending. The bill fails the fourth question because it consolidates the publication of information at the federal level, but this is a minor issue given that the information is already…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9394 · Oct 17, 2026
Voluntary Agroterrorism Preparedness Exercise with Cost Cap and Sunset
…planning exercise as a necessary and proper means to that end. The Tenth Amendment reserves control of purely local farming to the states, and Fifth Amendment due process protects private firms from compelled participation or misuse of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 71: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.
…religion, press, assembly, arms, search, trial, or other protection under Amendments 1-8 is infringed. The Ninth Amendment and Tenth Amendment are advanced because emergency permitting and emergency military construction authority are…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 164: POWER Act of 2025
…which could be handled more locally. The bill does not violate the Tenth Amendment because it does not commandeer state or local governments; it merely offers voluntary federal assistance. The grade is B due to minor federalism concerns.…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10122 · Aug 22, 2026
Resilient Roofing Block Grant Act of 2025
…If the fund requires states to administer the program, it could raise Tenth Amendment concerns about commandeering state governments. The nexus to interstate commerce is not explicitly established, potentially exceeding Commerce Clause…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 403: Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act
…This is a significant federalism concern, but it does not violate the Tenth Amendment because it is conditional spending, not a direct mandate. The bill does not take property without just compensation. It provides grants and does not…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1786: Harmful Algal Bloom Disaster Relief Act
…local matters. The bill does not directly infringe on any of the first ten amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, fair trial,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 152: Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act
…is fully consistent with the Constitution's enumerated powers and the Tenth Amendment. Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (the Spending Clause) to provide for the general welfare, which includes disaster relief and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9394: Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026
…mandates an exercise and a report. No provision infringes any of the first ten amendments. The bill imposes no restrictions on individual conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It directs government agencies to conduct an exercise…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4058: Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act
…therefore raises no procedural or substantive due process issue and no Fifth Amendment takings issue.
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 900: Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025
…and a public website, which is a government service, not a restriction. No amendment is implicated. The bill does not restrict any individual's use of their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It imposes no mandates or prohibitions…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 8874: Homeland Security Capabilities Preservation Reporting Act of 2026
…commandeer state governments. The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It imposes no restrictions on speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process,…