STATES Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-9622
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2022-12-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-12-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-12-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or the STATES Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill provides that an action of a state agency taken pursuant to state law shall have effect within the state notwithstanding federal law to the contrary, if the federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not explicitly delegated to the federal government within the stated words of the U.S. Constitution.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure that within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or as the STATES Act of 2022 . 2. State agency preference (a) In general Within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, if the Federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not specifically, unequivocally, and explicitly delegated to the United States Government within the stated words of the United States Constitution. (b) State defined In this Act, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe.