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15 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
S.J.Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
…press, assembly under the First Amendment, does not touch Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment protections, and does not create any search, seizure, or compelled testimony. By removing expanded CFPB supervisory…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
…of lawful arms purchasers. It authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and creates no compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment. The bill expands rather than restricts individual sovereignty. It prevents the creation…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
…Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth Amendment recordkeeping burden is narrow, industry-specific, and subject to judicial review. The bill regulates intermediaries and issuers seeking public…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 18: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".
…It removes a federal restriction rather than imposing one. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment interests are unaffected or improved. The resolution lessens federal control over private contract between depositors and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3234: Keeping Deposits Local Act
…and CAMELS eligibility thresholds. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct, belief, speech, labor, or use of property. It expands options for depositors and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4544: American Access to Banking Act
…The bill imposes no speech restriction under First Amendment, no search under Fourth Amendment, and no taking under Fifth Amendment. It reduces regulatory burden rather than infringing rights. The bill expands individual sovereignty by…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 13: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
…other right under Amendments 1-10. No First Amendment activity is burdened, no Fourth Amendment search is authorized, and no other Bill of Rights protection is implicated. The resolution removes rather than imposes a restriction,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5317: Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025
…and does not authorize searches, seizures, or compelled testimony under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. It changes a regulatory classification for custodial deposits at small insured banks and extends existing interest-rate limits. No…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
…Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy and security under the Fourth Amendment. The bill lessens regulatory burdens, examinations, and reporting, it does not authorize searches, seizures, compelled testimony, or trial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8278: Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision Act
…and congressional reporting only. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated, and no Ninth or Tenth Amendment reserved right is infringed. The bill restricts no personal conduct, property use, speech,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1993: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act
…speech compelled or restricted under the First Amendment, no search under the Fourth Amendment, no taking under the Fifth Amendment because the surcharge is part of a voluntary purchase price, not a compelled levy. No restriction on…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2478: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
…intrusion is brief and procedural, not a permanent taking or search under the Fourth Amendment. The bill temporarily limits an adult owner, including those age 65 or older or adults with impairment, from receiving redemption proceeds for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7128: TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
…no belief, search, seizure, or self-incrimination under the First, Second, Fourth, or Fifth Amendments. The bill does not restrict what a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not mandate purchase,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 1582: GENIUS Act
…expression. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Fourth Amendment concern from Bank Secrecy Act recordkeeping is mitigated by existing third-party financial-records doctrine and statute-specific process; no…