Loading chat...

MS HC10

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

4/7/2011

Primary Sponsor

Preston Sullivan

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reinforces Mississippi's assertion of state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment, claiming authority over all powers not explicitly granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution

  • Cites the Supreme Court case New York v. United States (1992) as precedent that Congress cannot commandeer state legislative processes to enforce federal regulatory programs

  • Argues that states created the federal government as their agent, not the reverse, and that states are currently being treated improperly as agents of the federal government

  • Discourages the federal government from imposing restrictive mandates that exceed constitutionally delegated powers

  • Directs copies be sent to the President, congressional leadership, Mississippi's congressional delegation, and the Capitol Press Corps

Legislative Description

10th Amendment State Sovereignty; urge U.S. Congress to be mindful of.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/7/2011

Full Bill Text

No bill text available