Search and Ask VFA

166 results for “Fourth Amendment”

1. Constitution · U.S. Constitution

   Amendment IV: Searches and Seizures

   The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation,…

2. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

   …anyone under the Second Amendment, authorizes no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment, and imposes no punishment under the Eighth Amendment. It preserves the judicial structure…

3. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1300: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) to permit the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

   …under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, or privacy under Third and Fourth Amendments. To the contrary, the underlying H.R. 1041 would strengthen Second Amendment and Fifth Amendment protections by preventing loss of firearm…

4. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 104: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

   …no disarmament under the Second Amendment, no search or seizure under the Fourth Amendment, and no trial or punishment rule under Amendments Five through Eight. It opens federal land to consideration for leasing rather than penalizing…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

   Executive Order 14325: Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border

   …the Second Amendment; authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment; compels no testimony under the Fifth Amendment self-incrimination clause; and creates no criminal trial, jury denial, or punishment under the…

6. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1438: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for considerat

   …and consideration of listed bills. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, or Fourth Amendment interest is burdened. The resolution restricts no private conduct involving person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It governs only internal…

7. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.

   …Amendment, disarm under the Second Amendment, authorize searches under the Fourth Amendment, or impose punishment under the Eighth Amendment. Tax classification is permitted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 and the Sixteenth Amendment.…

8. 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

   …under First Amendment, arms under Second Amendment, search or seizure under Fourth Amendment, or trial rights under Fifth, Sixth, Seventh Amendments. The order imposes duties on imported goods from the People's Republic of China and Hong…

9. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

   H.Res. 1423: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 139) to make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8595) making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9237) to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, and other Federal laws, to improve benefits for veterans and the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1181) to prohibit payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer from general-merchandise retailer or sporting-goods retailer, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.

   …No rights are infringed by the rule itself under the First Amendment or Fourth Amendment. The resolution restricts no personal conduct, property use, labor, belief, or expression. It governs only legislative scheduling and debate terms. No…

10. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14331: Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans

    …Amendment, quartering under the Third Amendment, search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment, or trial rights under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Amendments. It does not infringe unenumerated rights under the Ninth Amendment or…

11. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14252: Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful

    …enumerated powers, decentralization and takings checks, with only minor First, Fourth and Eighth Amendment implementation risks from maximum-enforcement language that require explicit speech, search and bail safeguards. Grade B: mostly…

12. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14261: Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241

    …disarmament under the Second Amendment, searches or seizures under the Fourth Amendment, compelled testimony under the Fifth Amendment, or unfair trials or punishments under the Sixth through Eighth Amendments. The order addresses coal…

13. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14333: Declaring a Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

    …defect requiring rewrite; as-applied conduct must still comply with the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. The President invokes Article II executive power to take care that laws be faithfully executed under Article II, Section 3, acting…

14. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.J.Res. 130: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.

    …Second Amendment, and authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment. It restores prior leasing policy rather than prohibiting protected conduct. The resolution does not restrict any person in use of their own…

15. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 13, 2026

    H.Con.Res. 113: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

    …Amendment), quartering of soldiers (Third Amendment), search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), self-incrimination or due process (Fifth Amendment), trial by jury (Sixth and Seventh Amendments), cruel and unusual punishment (Eighth…

16. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade D (Likely unconstitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14266: Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates To Reflect Trading Partner Retaliation and Alignment

    …or seizure of persons, homes, papers, or effects without warrant under the Fourth Amendment, does not compel self-incrimination or deny trial protections under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Economic cost is not itself a…

17. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 14, 2026

    H.R. 9171: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

    …quarter soldiers (Third Amendment), authorize unreasonable searches (Fourth Amendment), compel self-incrimination or deny due process (Fifth Amendment), impair fair trial rights (Sixth Amendment), deny jury trial (Seventh Amendment),…

18. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    H.R. 2283: Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act

    …the Second Amendment, authorizes no search, seizure, or surveillance under the Fourth Amendment, and imposes no criminal process, punishment, or taking under the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments. Participation by veterans is…

19. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14339: Additional Measures To Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia

    …Third Amendment, nor excessive punishment under Eighth Amendment. Risk is Fourth Amendment-adjacent: expanded Park Police enforcement, deputized Guard under Title 32, and a standing national quick-reaction force increase the capacity for…

20. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026

    Executive Order 14328: Establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics

    …no quartering under Third Amendment, no search or seizure authorization under Fourth Amendment, no compelled testimony or takings under Fifth Amendment, no trial procedure change under Sixth and Seventh Amendments, no punishment under…