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33 results for “war powers”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14256: Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China as Applied to Low-Value Imports
…China and Hong Kong and does not ban expression, disarm individuals, authorize warrantless searches of persons or homes, or impose cruel punishment under Eighth Amendment. Ninth and Tenth Amendment interests are addressed in other checks.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14342: Taking Steps To End Cashless Bail To Protect Americans
…on its face, though coercive funding pressure touching pretrial liberty warrants watching under the Eighth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment due process. The order imposes no direct restraint on any person's body, property, speech, labor,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
…speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, or arms. It does not authorize warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment) — it only expands existing criminal liability and forfeiture for already-illegal conduct. No cruel or unusual…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2478: Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2025
…review. Minor tension remains from temporary loss of access to personal funds, warranting tight construction and prompt review, but no direct rights violation. Congress regulates open-end investment companies and transfer agents operating…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14248: Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections
…hearing, but on its face it does not criminalize speech, authorize warrantless search, or restrict press or religion. Severity is minor because implementation could become a poll-tax or due-process barrier if documents are costly to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14367: Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
…on its face does not authorize censorship, religious targeting, disarmament, warrantless searches, compelled testimony, or unfair trials. It directs investigations, prosecutions, and asset actions 'in accordance with applicable law' and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
…and Bank Secrecy Act reporting apply to regulated intermediaries, not general warrantless seizure of private papers. No prior restraint under First Amendment. No Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment issue. Any Fourth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14271: Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts
…no deprivation of life, liberty, or property, no presumption of guilt, no warrantless seizure, and no physical or regulatory taking. No private property is taken for public use under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause, so no just…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 307: Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act
…It does not restrict speech 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.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 8481: Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026
…of no-contact orders, absent periodic review, raises due process concerns that warrant amendment. The federal government has enumerated power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 6 (to define and punish offenses against the law of nations)…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act
…disarm the people under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches without warrant under the Fourth Amendment. Penalties apply after arrest and prosecution. A 10-year mandatory minimum for 100 grams or more of fentanyl-related substances…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 1582: GENIUS Act
…third-party financial-records doctrine and statute-specific process; no warrantless seizure or compelled self-incrimination provision is created by this bill itself. Bill restricts unlicensed issuance and use of non-permitted stablecoins…
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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
…by law and cites existing statutes, so it does not on its face authorize warrantless searches under Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under Fifth Amendment, or denial of counsel under Sixth Amendment. Risk is First Amendment assembly…