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18 results for “Fourth Amendment”
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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,…
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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),…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 13, 2026
S.Res. 852: A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
…of soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process, or take private property without just…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 11, 2026
H.R. 2069: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025
…of soldiers (Third Amendment); it does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not compel self-incrimination or deprive of life, liberty, or property without due process (Fifth Amendment); it does not affect criminal…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14336: Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve
…preference for domestic manufacture. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment interest is implicated. Imposes no restriction on…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14361: Modifying the Scope of Tariffs on the Government of Brazil
…the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second Amendment, Third Amendment, Fourth Amendment search and seizure, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment trial rights, Seventh Amendment jury, or Eighth Amendment punishment.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 4638: Federal Working Animal Protection Act
…press, petition), Second Amendment (arms), Third Amendment (quartering), Fourth Amendment (search and seizure), Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination, due process, takings), Sixth Amendment (trial rights), Seventh Amendment (jury), Eighth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 10, 2026
H.R. 1286: Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
…quartering (Third Amendment); it does not authorize searches or seizures (Fourth Amendment); it does not affect criminal proceedings, self-incrimination, or takings (Fifth and Sixth Amendments); it does not affect jury trials (Seventh…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.Res. 1399: Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment.
…disarms under the Second Amendment, or authorizes searches under the Fourth Amendment. The resolution discloses House records about use of taxpayer funds for settlements, which furthers First Amendment petition and press oversight values.…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade B (Mostly sound) · Oct 08, 2026
Executive Order 14357: Modifying Duties Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China
…trial, or punishment restriction. No First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, Sixth Amendment, Seventh Amendment, or Eighth Amendment interest is implicated. The order lessens a government…
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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 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 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
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 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 A (Constitutional) · Oct 09, 2026
H.R. 5201: Kari's Law Reporting Act
…press, or religion; Second Amendment arms; Third Amendment quartering; Fourth Amendment search or seizure; Fifth Amendment self-incrimination, due process, or takings; Sixth Amendment trial rights; Seventh Amendment juries; Eighth…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
H.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act
…Amendment, nor arms under Second Amendment, nor privacy against search under Fourth Amendment. Property-blocking sanctions target Russian officials, state enterprises, and foreign entities for foreign aggression, not domestic persons for…
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Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade A (Constitutional) · Oct 08, 2026
S. 32: LACA
…assembly under the First Amendment, does not implicate the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, or Eighth Amendments, and in fact supports Sixth Amendment rights to trial and Seventh Amendment jury access by reducing travel…