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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. 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…

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

   H.Res. 1300: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) to permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

   …under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, or privacy under Third and Fourth Amendments. To the contrary, the underlying H.R. 1041 would strengthen Second Amendment and Fifth Amendment protections by preventing loss of firearm…

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. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat

   …and consideration of listed bills. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is burdened. The resolution restricts no private conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only internal…

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

   H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.

   …Amendment, disarm under the Second Amendment, authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, or impose punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Tax classification is permitted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment.…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

   H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

   …Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial by jury (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

    …quarter soldiers (Third Amendment), authorize unreasonable searches (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment), impair fair trial rights (Sixth Amendment), deny jury trial (Seventh Amendment),…

11. 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…

12. 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…

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

    S.Res. 852: A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

    …of soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process, or take private property without just…

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

    H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

    …jury, punishment, or unenumerated rights. First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Eighth Amendment and Ninth Amendment are not implicated. It removes a regulatory authorization rather than…

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

    H.R. 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025

    …of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not compel self-incrimination or deprive of life, liberty, or property without due process (Fifth Amendment); it does not affect criminal…

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

    H.R. 2721: Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

    …soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial rights (Sixth and Seventh…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026

    H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

    …of quartering soldiers (Third Amendment), unreasonable searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), or violations of due process, self-incrimination, or takings (Fifth Amendment). The bill's provisions on military justice and health care are…

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

    H.R. 3106: Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2025

    …under the Second Amendment, no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and no compulsion or trial rule affecting the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No unenumerated right under the Ninth Amendment is…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026

    H.R. 4638: Federal Working Animal Protection Act

    …press, petition), Second Amendment (arms), Third Amendment (quartering), Fourth Amendment (search and seizure), Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination, due process, takings), Sixth Amendment (trial rights), Seventh Amendment (jury), Eighth…

20. 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…