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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8312 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Program Integrity and Oversight Enhancement Act
…issued by a federal judge upon probable cause of fraud, in compliance with the Fourth Amendment. All investigations must provide written notice to the subject within 30 days, ensuring Fifth Amendment due process. Penalties for fraud…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
…Amendment, disarm under the Second Amendment, authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, or impose punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Tax classification is permitted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
S. 5271: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
…the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The bill also raises concerns under the Fourth Amendment by effectively requiring citizens to submit to government identification regimes to exercise a constitutional right. The three-day window to cure…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
…of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not compel self-incrimination or deprive of life, liberty, or property without due process (Fifth Amendment); it does not affect criminal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8312: Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
…to prevent fraud in federal payments, with oversight retained in courts. Minor Fourth Amendment tension from interagency and private-entity data sharing requires privacy safeguards, but no direct rights violation, warranting a B. Congress…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 492: Saving the Civil Service Act
…of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not compel self-incrimination or deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process (Fifth Amendment); it does not affect…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8464: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
…not authorize search or seizure beyond routine funds administration under the Fourth Amendment, and does not deny a protected liberty or property interest under the Fifth Amendment. No criminal penalty, trial right under the Sixth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1335: Condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment.
…First Amendment; it authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; it creates no criminal liability implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments; it disarms no person under the Second Amendment.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1118: Value Over Cost Act of 2026
…interests of the federal government. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights interest is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 82: 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 Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
…No First through Tenth Amendment infringement. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment and Tenth Amendment are all unaffected. The resolution restricts no person in use of their person, property, speech, labor, or belief.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
…conviction for fraud, preserving speech, arms, search protections under the Fourth Amendment, self-incrimination and jury protections under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, and reserving no unenumerated rights issue under the Ninth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 10326: PROOF Act
…police power. No First, Second, or other Bill of Rights infringement. The Fourth Amendment is the closest question because state-held administrative records are shared with DOJ, but the bill limits collection to fraud investigation in…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8428: Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
…doctrine issue arises for government employees receiving job training, and no Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendment right is burdened. The bill restricts no private person in the use of their person, property,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.Res. 1486: Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
…it alleges that the President allowed ICE and CBP to violate the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. If true, those actions would be unconstitutional, but the resolution is a remedy, not a violation. The resolution's allegations are…