H.R. 9622 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2022Mr. 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.