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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. 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…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. 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),…

6. 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…

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

   H.R. 1366: Mining Regulatory Clarity Act

   …Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), or search and seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not involve self-incrimination, double jeopardy, or due process in a criminal context (Fifth Amendment), nor does it affect trial…

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

   H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

   …the First Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy under the Fourth Amendment. Any future use of Department of Justice or other funds for surveillance or enforcement would need separate Fourth and Fifth Amendment scrutiny,…

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

   S.J.Res. 89: A joint resolution 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".

   …at the federal level, which is the highest level. Thus, it fails the fourth question. The resolution does not bypass due process or take property without just compensation. It is a legislative action that disapproves an agency rule, which…

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

    S. 307: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

    …under the First Amendment, does not authorize warrantless searches under the Fourth Amendment, does not compel self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, and preserves trial rights under the Sixth Amendment. Discipline of incarcerated…

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

    H.R. 5362: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".

    …First Amendment, no arms restriction under Second Amendment, no search under Fourth Amendment, no self-incrimination or taking under Fifth Amendment, and no reservation issue under Tenth Amendment. It is a purely honorific designation. The…

12. 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…

13. 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…

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

    S.J.Res. 80: A joint resolution 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 "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".

    …or assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments, and effects no taking of private property under the Fifth Amendment because oil and gas leases on federal reserve…

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

    H.J.Res. 131: 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

    …assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and does not infringe unenumerated rights retained under the Ninth Amendment. No search, seizure, compelled…

16. 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…

17. 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…

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

    H.R. 4090: Critical Mineral Dominance Act

    …of private persons, or compelled testimony is authorized. First Amendment and Fourth Amendment are not implicated. The bill does not restrict personal conduct, speech, belief, labor, or use of private property. It opens federal acreage to…

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

    H.R. 1501: Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025

    …speech (First Amendment), arms (Second Amendment), or authorize searches (Fourth Amendment). No taking of private property is ordered, and no criminal procedure right is implicated. The bill restricts no personal conduct, speech, belief,…

20. 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…