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302 results for “Fourth 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 08, 2026
Executive Order 14311: Establishing a White House Office for Special Peace Missions
…any enforceable right or duty against private parties. No First Amendment or Fourth Amendment interest is implicated. The Order imposes no restriction on any person's body, property, speech, labor, or belief. It directs only internal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8823: Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
…conviction for fraud, preserving speech, arms, search protections under the Fourth Amendment, self-incrimination and jury protections under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, and reserving no unenumerated rights issue under the Ninth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14308: Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response
…Second Amendment; no searches, seizures oracomprehensive monitoring under Fourth Amendment; no compelled testimony or criminal process changes under Fifth, Sixth, Seventh or Eighth Amendments. Technology roadmap direction to use artificial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
…including no First Amendment speech or press burden and no Second or Fourth Amendment intrusion. The resolution restricts no person in body, property, speech, labor, or belief. It directs committees to report deficit-related legislation by…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14243: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos
…executive power over congressional privacy statutes and State records, nor the Fourth Amendment, due process, sovereignty, and Tenth Amendment federalism harms from centralized data aggregation without safeguards. The President has…
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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 C (Significant issues) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
…economic activity but does not implicate core First Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment is not triggered, as no searches or seizures of U.S. persons are authorized. The Fifth Amendment's due process and takings clauses are addressed…
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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 09, 2026
H.R. 7613: ALERT Act
…aircraft, which do not infringe any Bill of Rights protections, including the Fourth Amendment, because aircraft in public airspace have a diminished expectation of privacy and the mandate serves a compelling safety interest. Individual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2860: Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
…or petition under the First Amendment, imposes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and takes no property or compels testimony under the Fifth Amendment. It authorizes an advisory commission, technical support, and public forum…
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
…Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy and security under the Fourth Amendment. The bill lessens regulatory burdens, examinations, and reporting, it does not authorize searches, seizures, compelled testimony, or trial…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9770: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
…under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, or imposes searches under Fourth Amendment. Funding at prior-year levels and extension of existing programs does not abridge any right in Amendments 1-10. The bill does not restrict any…
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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,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
…officials from reprisal such as discharge or demotion. No search under the Fourth Amendment, no compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and no other prohibition is imposed. The bill removes a burden on personal speech, belief, and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
…or authorizes searches, seizures, or surveillance without warrant under the Fourth Amendment. The act is a funding continuation at prior-year levels with health program extensions and contains no criminal penalty, speech code, disarmament,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14284: Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service
…under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, search or seizure under Fourth Amendment, or other rights in Amendments 3, 5-10. Order addresses internal federal personnel certification only, creating no restriction on private…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14332: Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
…not what private persons may say or publish. No search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, no compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and no criminal procedure or punishment implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14349: Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate Disputes Between the Long Island Rail Road Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by Certain Labor Organizations
…speech under the First Amendment, does not authorize any search under the Fourth Amendment, and does not restrict arms under the Second Amendment. The 120-day status-quo period preserves existing conditions by agreement of parties under…