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388 results for “Fourth Amendment”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5107: Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
…(DC Council) had already handled the matter, so this action fails the fourth question of the decentralization test. The bill does not bypass procedural or substantive due process; it is a straightforward legislative repeal. No property is…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
Executive Order 14401: Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness
…federal role is necessary for interstate drug regulation. The order fails the fourth question because it consolidates upward the authority to accelerate drug approvals and rescheduling, which could be handled at lower levels with less…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
…on manufacturing. The bill does not directly infringe on the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, or Ninth Amendments. It does not restrict speech, religion, assembly, press, or petition. It does not involve searches or…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 1838: Broadband Internet for Small Ports Act
…funds, not a compelled disclosure, and does not constitute a search under the Fourth Amendment because participation is voluntary. No Bill of Rights provision is implicated. The bill does not restrict individual liberty. It provides…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 10414: Community Health Worker Access Act
…involvement, as health and social determinants are traditional state concerns. Fourth, the bill consolidates decision-making at the federal level by creating a national Medicare benefit and offering enhanced federal matching funds to…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026
Executive Order 14413: Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation
…potentially lead to surveillance, but as written, they do not violate the Fourth Amendment or other Bill of Rights protections. The order does not restrict individual liberty or property rights. It encourages partnerships and…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2050: Homeland Heroes Pay Act
…upward beyond the existing federal role. Thus, it fails only on the fourth question because it maintains federal control, but this is consistent with constitutional design. The bill does not bypass due process or take property without just…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 165: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
…supports this action. The bill does not infringe the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, or Tenth Amendments. It neither establishes nor prohibits religion; it preserves a sacred site at the request of…