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9 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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 9646 · Jul 16, 2026
Cooperative Critical Minerals Quantum Mapping Act of 2026
…sensing technologies that do not invade the curtilage of a home or violate the Fourth Amendment. Any data collected that reveals proprietary information on mineral deposits shall be kept confidential and not disclosed without the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5587: HEATS Act
…Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment. It creates no compelled testimony implicating the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause. By leaving state historic-preservation and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 42: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
…coercion affecting consumer choice, consistent with the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and Tenth Amendment. The joint resolution expands sovereignty rather than restricting it. It relieves manufacturers of additional…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act
…under the Second Amendment, does not authorize searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, and imposes no criminal penalty, compelled testimony, or taking under the Fifth Amendment. It regulates utility cost-allocation procedures…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 24: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers".
…It compels no speech, prohibits no belief, authorizes no search under the Fourth Amendment, and takes no property. It therefore infringes none of the first ten Amendments and tends to protect Ninth Amendment retained rights and Tenth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act
…of private persons, or compelled testimony is authorized. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment are not implicated. The bill does not restrict personal conduct, speech, belief, labor, or use of private property. It opens federal acreage to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025
…speech (First Amendment), arms (Second Amendment), or authorize searches (Fourth Amendment). No taking of private property is ordered, and no criminal procedure right is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct, speech, belief,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7831: License to Drill Act
…on expression under the First Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no taking under the Fifth Amendment. No person is compelled to seek a federal oil and gas drilling permit. The fee applies only when an applicant…