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1. 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,…

2. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 172 · May 14, 2026

   Joint Resolution Proposing Amendment to Clarify and Protect Birthright Citizenship

   …and Senate, the amendment is sent to the states for ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures. States have seven years to ratify. Congress provides no new enforcement powers; citizenship determinations follow existing processes…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

   …anyone under the Second Amendment, authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and imposes no punishment under the Eighth Amendment. It preserves the judicial structure…

4. 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…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1423: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …No rights are infringed by the rule itself under the First Amendment or Fourth Amendment. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, labor, belief, or expression. It governs only legislative scheduling and debate terms. No…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 2283: Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act

   …the Second Amendment, authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and imposes no criminal process, punishment, or taking under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Participation by veterans is…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.R. 5587: HEATS Act

   …Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment. It creates no compelled testimony implicating the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause. By leaving state historic-preservation and…

8. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 88: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

   …and does not authorize any search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It imposes no criminal liability, interrogation, or compelled testimony implicating the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. It removes an additional regulatory…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 87: Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

   …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 removes rather than creates regulatory mandates on vehicle warranties and…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act

    …First Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or expand searches under the Fourth Amendment. If anything it reduces Fourth Amendment burden by tailoring screening procedures. The bill imposes no new restriction on person, property,…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026

    …Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, nor compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. No restriction on person, property, speech, labor, or belief. The bill directs government…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    S.J.Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".

    …press, assembly under the First Amendment, does not touch Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment protections, and does not create any search, seizure, or compelled testimony. By removing expanded CFPB supervisory…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 2616: Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act

    …petition under the First Amendment; it does not authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment; it does not compel self-incrimination. It instead reinforces parental direction of upbringing, a liberty interest recognized under the…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 7757: KIDS Act

    …plus crisis hotline is likely permissible under Zauderer for factual notices. Fourth Amendment concern from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

    …arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy and search protections under the Fourth Amendment. The bill funds agencies rather than authorizing searches, seizures, compelled testimony, or criminal penalties. No quartering,…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 915: Small Business Technological Advancement Act

    …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth self-incrimination, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. It authorizes loan guarantees for business software including tools using artificial…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    S. 254: ARTIST Act

    …Amendment expression through cultural art, Second Amendment is not implicated, Fourth Amendment search protections are not altered, and the Tenth Amendment is respected because federal preemption here rests on an enumerated commerce power…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

    …Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth Amendment recordkeeping burden is narrow, industry-specific, and subject to judicial review. The bill regulates intermediaries and issuers seeking public…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    S. 1003: Lulu’s Law

    …with no penalty, mandate to speak, or surveillance. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment are not implicated. S. 1003 imposes no restriction on what a person may do with their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. No one is compelled…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    S. 32: LACA

    …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and in fact supports Sixth Amendment rights to trial and Seventh Amendment jury access by reducing travel…