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401+ results for “Fourth Amendment”
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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…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.J.Res. 42: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
…coercion affecting consumer choice, consistent with the First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and Tenth Amendment. The joint resolution expands sovereignty rather than restricting it. It relieves manufacturers of additional…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14269: Restoring America's Maritime Dominance
…Homeland Security enforcement, preserving First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, and Eighth Amendment protections. No person is barred from speech,…
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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 B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14297: Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients
…trial, or cruel punishment. First Amendment speech and press are untouched; Fourth Amendment is untouched because no search or seizure is ordered; Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth Amendments are not implicated. To the extent pricing…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14309: Implementing the General Terms of the United States of America-United Kingdom Economic Prosperity Deal
…assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth through Eighth Amendments, or Ninth Amendment retained rights. The order does not compel labor,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14319: Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government
…private marketplace models. It compels no religious exercise, no search under Fourth Amendment, no arms restriction under Second Amendment, and no trial, jury, or punishment provisions implicating Amendments Five through Eight. Vendors…
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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
…the order leaves judicial bail decisions to state courts. No First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendment right is directly infringed on its face, though coercive funding pressure touching pretrial liberty warrants watching under the…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14347: Restoring the United States Department of War
…controlling statutory references. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, or other Bill of Rights provision is implicated. Order restricts no personal conduct regarding person, property, speech, labor, or belief. No…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14350: Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay
…search, seizure, compelled testimony, or punishment within the meaning of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. The order does not itself restrict any person's body, property, speech, labor, worship, or belief; it…
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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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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 6916 · Jun 10, 2026
Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (Constitutional Revision)
…warrantless data collection or sharing of personal information, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (General Welfare and Spending Clause) Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper Clause) Fourth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
…arms under the Second Amendment, or privacy and search protections under the Fourth Amendment. The bill funds agencies rather than authorizing searches, seizures, compelled testimony, or criminal penalties. No quartering,…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 7: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
…the required acceptable-use policy tied to First Amendment activity and Fourth Amendment device tracking concerns. No provision of the First through Tenth Amendments is infringed; the First Amendment and Tenth Amendment support leaving…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S.J.Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to "Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Hydrogen Vehicles; Compressed Hydrogen Storage System Integrity; Incorporation by Reference".
…trial or other protected right. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is infringed. It removes a federal performance mandate on vehicle design rather than imposing one, so no provision of the Bill of Rights is…