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19 results for “Fourth Amendment”

1. 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…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026

   Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025

   …agreements are authorized without explicit congressional approval, preserving Fourth Amendment protections. Honors Democratic priorities: protects privacy by limiting data sharing without warrants, avoids disproportionate penalties, and…

3. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6916 · Jun 10, 2026

   Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (Constitutional Revision)

   …warrantless data collection or sharing of personal information, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare and Spending Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Fourth…

4. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.J.Res. 212 · Aug 11, 2026

   Citizen Voter Integrity and Federal Election Assurance Act of 2025

   …provisional ballots—and by avoiding a divisive constitutional amendment, instead using federal grants rather than unfunded mandates. Honors Republican priorities by making noncitizen voting an effective federal enforcement priority,…

5. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8107 · Jun 10, 2026

   Federal Grant Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2025

   …clear connection to enumerated federal powers, potentially violating the Tenth Amendment. The requirement for states to adopt specific audit standards could be seen as commandeering state resources, which the Supreme Court has limited…

6. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5271 · Aug 10, 2026

   Secure and Accessible Federal Elections Act of 2025

   …methods, potentially violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Congress's power under Article I, Section 4 to regulate the manner of federal elections must be exercised in a way that does not conflict with state…

7. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 4123 · Jul 23, 2026

   Federal IT Procurement Reform and Sunset Act of 2025

   …in reducing procurement time and cost, and recommending any reauthorization amendments. Democratic priorities honored: Transparency and accountability in federal spending, environmental and social considerations (implicitly by requiring…

8. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4782 · Jun 17, 2026

   Interstate Scam Coordination and Consumer Alert Act of 2025

   …to authorize any seizure of property without due process under the Fifth Amendment, or to limit state police powers under the Tenth Amendment. Honors Democratic priorities: protecting consumers from fraud, ensuring vulnerable populations…

9. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5178 · Aug 02, 2026

   Small Entity Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025

   …3), so no major constitutional concerns arise. However, to avoid any Tenth Amendment commandeering, the bill should not impose duties on state agencies unless they are receiving federal funds. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and…

10. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6006 · Oct 12, 2026

    Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight

    …Clause 18 allows laws needed to carry that power into effect, while the Tenth Amendment leaves state and local honors untouched. This naming would use only that federal postal power and would create no control over state or local…

11. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 5416 · Oct 16, 2026

    Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Honor with Cost Cap and Review

    …this naming because the building is a federal postal facility. The Tenth Amendment limits that authority to the honorary naming itself, with no control over local police, local land, or local records. The VFA proposal would keep the core…

12. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10429 · Oct 15, 2026

    Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight

    …post offices, with Clause 18 for laws needed to carry it out, while the Tenth Amendment keeps all other property and police powers with the states and people. That is why this SI proposal applies only to the one federal building. The SI…

13. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10755 · Oct 15, 2026

    Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Review

    …the steps needed to carry that power out, such as signs and records. The Tenth Amendment is respected because the VFA proposal places no duty on Texas, Cedar Hill, or any private person. The VFA proposal would designate the United States…

14. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 8193 · Oct 12, 2026

    Honorary Naming of the Gil Whitney Post Office in Xenia, Ohio, With Cost Cap

    …8, Clause 7 grants Congress power to establish post offices, and the Tenth Amendment leaves all other local honors and property decisions to the states and people. That is why this proposal names only one federal building and changes no…

15. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S.Res. 849 · Aug 09, 2026

    Patriot Week Recognition Resolution of 2026

    …powers in Congress, including the power to express sentiments) First Amendment (freedom of speech supports congressional expression) Tenth Amendment (respects state and local autonomy by non-binding designation)

16. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 7365 · Oct 12, 2026

    Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight

    …oversight and a defined review point. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 Tenth Amendment

17. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10131 · Aug 22, 2026

    Federal Records Center Preservation and Access Assurance Act of 2025

    …7 (Appropriations Clause – conditioning the expenditure of funds). Tenth Amendment – powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states or the people; this Act does not intrude on state powers.

18. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10114 · Aug 21, 2026

    Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building Designation Act of 2025

    …Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Tenth Amendment (implied by no infringement on states)

19. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10070 · Aug 14, 2026

    Border Patrol Overtime Parity and Accountability Act

    …Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Tenth Amendment (respecting state and local law enforcement authority)