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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 B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 7972: Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act
…(Third Amendment). It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or violate trial rights (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments). However, the enhanced use of data…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 3: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".
…federal surveillance of decentralized transactions, thereby protecting Fourth Amendment privacy, individual sovereignty, and Tenth Amendment decentralization. The SI analysis finds no rights infringement or power overreach in the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
…within the Taxpayer Advocate Service. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights provision is implicated. If anything, independent counsel for the taxpayer advocate supports First Amendment petition for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), or search and seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 363: Territorial Economic Recovery Act
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment),…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".
…lawmaking and respects limits on delegation. Nullifying the rule reduces Fourth Amendment tension by limiting compelled collection of transaction records linked to persons without individualized suspicion, and eases First Amendment…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10334: EFIN Verification Act of 2026
…firearms (Second Amendment). It does not authorize any search or seizure (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 11, 2026
H.R. 9499: Protecting Taxpayers from Ghost Preparers Act
…protected right. It does not authorize unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination (Fifth Amendment), or impose cruel or unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment). To the contrary, it protects taxpayers from…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 9498: Taxpayer Advocate Participation Act
…(Fifth Amendment) and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures (Fourth Amendment) in tax enforcement contexts. No provision of the Bill of Rights is violated. The bill imposes no restriction on individual action. It does not…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 5349: TAS Act
…is subject to Tax Court judicial control and relevance limits, satisfying Fourth Amendment reasonableness for compelled production. Contempt authority up to $5,000 and 30 days is within historic petty-offense contempt power and below the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 9736: Stop CHEATERS Act
…bear arms (Second), quarter soldiers (Third), or impose unreasonable searches (Fourth). It does not compel self-incrimination (Fifth) because it only requires the IRS to report on its own enforcement plans and tax gap analysis—not to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 1272: Secure Storage Information Act of 2025
…requires information and availability of storage devices. The First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments are not implicated. The Tenth Amendment is not violated because the bill regulates interstate…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 365: Territorial Tax Parity Act of 2025
…Congress's purview. The bill does not implicate the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and…