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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. VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4952 · Jul 16, 2026

   Federal Program Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act of 2025

   …agreements are authorized without explicit congressional approval, preserving Fourth Amendment protections. Honors Democratic priorities: protects privacy by limiting data sharing without warrants, avoids disproportionate penalties, and…

3. 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…

4. 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…

5. Constitution Index grade · Constitution grade C (Significant issues) · Oct 10, 2026

   H.Res. 707: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the

   …with juvenile crime statistics could implicate privacy rights under the Fourth Amendment, as it may expose juveniles' personal information without due process. H.R. 5143's standards for vehicular pursuits could lead to Fourth Amendment…

6. 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.…

7. 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…

8. 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…

9. 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…

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

    Executive Order 14321: Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets

    …powers, encourage liberty deprivations without stated Fifth, Fourteenth, Fourth and Eighth Amendment safeguards, and consolidate local policing choices at the federal level. The defects require structural rewrite with explicit due-process…

11. 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…

12. 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…

13. 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),…

14. 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…

15. 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…

16. 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…

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

    H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

    …jury, punishment, or unenumerated rights. First Amendment, Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, Sixth Amendment, Eighth Amendment and Ninth Amendment are not implicated. It removes a regulatory authorization rather than…

18. 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…

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

    H.R. 2721: Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025

    …soldiers (Third Amendment). It does not authorize any search or seizure (Fourth Amendment). It does not compel self-incrimination, deny due process, or take property (Fifth Amendment). It does not affect trial rights (Sixth and Seventh…

20. 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…