HJR31 Summary

• Affirms state rights based on the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, declaring that Alabama and other states retain powers not expressly delegated to the federal government.

• Declares that any act by Congress, Executive Order, or federal court decision that assumes undelegated powers and diminishes state or citizen liberty shall abridge the Constitution.

• Identifies six categories of prohibited federal actions: establishing martial law without state legislature consent, requiring involuntary servitude outside declared war or incarceration, surrendering powers to corporations or foreign governments, restricting religion or political speech, limiting press freedom, and further restricting the right to keep and bear arms.

• Directs that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and each member of Alabama's Congressional Delegation.