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14 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
H.J.Res. 104: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
…no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no trial or punishment rule under Amendments Five through Eight. It opens federal land to consideration for leasing rather than penalizing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7618: American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2026
…No provision authorizes search, seizure, or compelled testimony under the Fourth or Fifth Amendments. The bill restricts nothing a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. Participation in grant acquisition and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 130: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.
…Second Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It restores prior leasing policy rather than prohibiting protected conduct. The resolution does not restrict any person in use of their own…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 60: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
…Second Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It restores prior public access for recreation and therefore supports Ninth Amendment retained rights and Tenth Amendment reserved powers. The…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
…Second Amendment, or authorizes searches, seizures, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. The commission is advisory only and creates no criminal penalty, speech code, or enforcement power. The bill imposes no mandate, prohibition,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4219: National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act of 2025
…and private entities, not compulsion, censorship, or criminal penalty. No Fourth Amendment search, First Amendment speech/assembly burden, Second Amendment burden, or Fifth Amendment self-incrimination issue is present. The bill does not…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 106: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
…Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment nor any taking under the Fifth Amendment. No right in Amendments 1-10 is infringed. The joint resolution lifts a 2024 agency plan designating 21…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
…and effects no search, seizure, compelled testimony, or taking under the Fourth and Fifth Amendments. It removes a use-restriction on federal land and permits leasing; it does not compel belief, censor expression, or authorize invasion of…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3937: Wabeno Economic Development Act
…Second Amendment, does not authorize search, seizure or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and does not take private property for public use. Instead it disposes of public property to a private buyer through a voluntary, compensated…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 11: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
…No provision of the first ten Amendments, including the First Amendment and Fourth Amendment, is infringed. The resolution lessens a restriction on private labor and property use by lessees and operators. Instead of compelling an…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 105: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
…press, religion, assembly, or petition, nor does it implicate Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment protections. No search, seizure, compelled testimony, or punishment is authorized. Tenth Amendment reserved powers are…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 556: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
…Clause power, not an overstep. The bill does not implicate the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It does not infringe the Second Amendment; to the extent it addresses ammunition and hunting, it…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 168: TORCH Act
…Clause. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. However, by exempting federal agencies from reinitiating consultation under the Endangered Species Act,…