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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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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4541: To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.
…person under the Second Amendment, authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and imposes no criminal penalty implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Participation is voluntary. The bill imposes no…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 4974: Making America's Food Safer Act
…speech, religion, press, assembly, arms, search, trial, or jury restriction. Fourth Amendment: no unreasonable search is authorized; audit use is for risk analysis and voluntary domestic audits require consent. Fifth Amendment Takings…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
…of unenumerated rights. The bill does not directly infringe the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, but the lack of due process for the intimate image prohibition is a concern. The bill restricts individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025
…of surveillance activities, particularly wastewater surveillance, raises minor Fourth Amendment and privacy concerns, and the act's centralization of public health data collection at the federal level fails one decentralization question.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1864: Risky Research Review Act
…is present. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition. It does not involve search…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1007: 9–8–8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act
…The reporting requirements are administrative and do not implicate the Fourth Amendment because they do not involve government searches of private property; rather, they require entities that voluntarily participate in the lifeline to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
S. 1248: EASE Act
…is compelled to participate. There is no infringement of the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. The bill does not restrict what individuals can do with their person, property, speech, labor,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10414: Community Health Worker Access Act
…involvement, as health and social determinants are traditional state concerns. Fourth, the bill consolidates decision-making at the federal level by creating a national Medicare benefit and offering enhanced federal matching funds to…