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274 results for “Fourth Amendment”
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8897: Improving Travel for American Families Act
…First Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or expand searches under the Fourth Amendment. If anything it reduces Fourth Amendment burden by tailoring screening procedures. The bill imposes no new restriction on person, property,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 331: HALT Fentanyl Act
…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 raises Eighth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14368: Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
…and officers. No restriction under First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment. Imposes no restriction on private person, property,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14268: Reforming Foreign Defense Sales To Improve Speed and Accountability
…Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance implicating Fourth Amendment, no compelled testimony under Fifth Amendment, and no trial or punishment implicating Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. No unenumerated rights…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14315: Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources
…and Interior land-use preferences. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment interest is burdened. The order removes taxpayer-funded…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
…Amendment, arms under the Second Amendment, or authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, nor compel testimony under the Fifth Amendment. No restriction on person, property, speech, labor, or belief. The bill directs government…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 997: National Taxpayer Advocate Enhancement Act of 2025
…within the Taxpayer Advocate Service. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights provision is implicated. If anything, independent counsel for the taxpayer advocate supports First Amendment petition for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 28: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".
…press, assembly under the First Amendment, does not touch Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendment protections, and does not create any search, seizure, or compelled testimony. By removing expanded CFPB supervisory…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), or search and seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property without just compensation (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial…
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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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment),…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 14, 2026
Executive Order 14391: Adjusting Certain Delegations Under the Defense Production Act
…arms (Second Amendment); quartering (Third Amendment); search or seizure (Fourth Amendment); self-incrimination, due process, or takings (Fifth Amendment); trial rights (Sixth or Seventh Amendments); cruel or unusual punishment (Eighth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
H.R. 363: Territorial Economic Recovery Act
…Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial rights (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth Amendment),…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
…soldiers (Third Amendment); does not expand warrantless searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); does not compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment); does not impair fair trial rights (Sixth Amendment); does not deny…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2616: Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act
…petition under the First Amendment; it does not authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment; it does not compel self-incrimination. It instead reinforces parental direction of upbringing, a liberty interest recognized under the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 7757: KIDS Act
…plus crisis hotline is likely permissible under Zauderer for factual notices. Fourth Amendment concern from identification technology mandates creating privacy risk without a warrant requirement. Severity is significant but curable with…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2978: GUARD Act
…Second Amendment, and no search, seizure, or surveillance mandate under the Fourth Amendment. It merely permits existing grantees to use funds for fraud investigation and permits federal technical assistance. It does not authorize…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14262: Strengthening the Reliability and Security of the United States Electric Grid
…Amendment, quartering under the Third Amendment, search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony, or denial of trial rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. The order directs grid reliability studies…
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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
…arms (Second Amendment), quartering (Third Amendment), searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or fair trial rights (Fifth and Sixth Amendments), jury rights (Seventh Amendment), or punishments (Eighth Amendment). It…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1336: Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
…Second Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It creates no criminal liability or penalty implicating the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and reserves no power to the states…