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49 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 B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14252: Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
…enumerated powers, decentralization and takings checks, with only minor First, Fourth and Eighth Amendment implementation risks from maximum-enforcement language that require explicit speech, search and bail safeguards. Grade B: mostly…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241
…disarmament under the Second Amendment, searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or unfair trials or punishments under the Sixth through Eighth Amendments. The order addresses coal…
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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 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),…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14313: Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission
…arms under the Second Amendment, no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and no criminal procedure, self-incrimination, or trial issue under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Section 5(c) expressly…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14287: Protecting American Communities From Criminal Aliens
…or belief of citizens. It does not order searches without warrants under the Fourth Amendment, compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or punish speech or press under the First Amendment. Section 4 calls for eligibility verification…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14433: Eliminating Disease-Carrying Pests and Restoring Enjoyment of the Great Outdoors
…Amendment; does not authorize searches, seizures, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; does not compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment; and imposes no criminal process, punishment, or weapons regulation implicating the Fifth,…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14344: Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again
…speech, press, religion, or assembly under First Amendment. No search under Fourth Amendment, no arms regulation under Second Amendment, no trial, jury, or punishment provisions implicating Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14240: Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement
…No First through Tenth Amendment right is limited. Citations: First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Tenth Amendment. The Order imposes no restriction on any person regarding person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It concerns how federal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14314: Making America Beautiful Again by Improving Our National Parks
…no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no criminal process issue under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments. Differential park entrance fees for nonresidents do not burden…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14296: Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence
…the Second Amendment; no searches, seizures, or surveillance implicating the Fourth Amendment; no compelled treatment, criminal penalty, or compelled belief implicating the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause. Sections 2 and 5 offer…