117 HR 9622 IH: Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-12-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9622IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 20, 2022Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the JudiciaryA BILLTo 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.

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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.

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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.