Bill Text: IA HR103 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution affirming the powers reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-22 - Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 117. [HR103 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HR103-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
103
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
103
BY
WILLS
A
Resolution
affirming
the
powers
reserved
to
the
1
states
under
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
United
2
States
Constitution.
3
WHEREAS,
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
4
the
United
States
reads
as
follows:
“The
powers
not
5
delegated
to
the
United
States
by
the
Constitution,
nor
6
prohibited
by
it
to
the
States,
are
reserved
to
the
7
States
respectively,
or
to
the
people.”;
and
8
WHEREAS,
the
Tenth
Amendment
defines
the
total
scope
9
of
federal
powers
as
being
that
specifically
granted
by
10
the
United
States
Constitution
and
no
more;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
scope
of
federal
power
defined
by
the
12
Tenth
Amendment
means
that
the
federal
government
was
13
created
by
the
states
specifically
to
be
an
agent
of
14
the
states;
and
15
WHEREAS,
state
authority
has
been
eroded
primarily
16
by
federal
assumption
of
powers
reserved
to
the
states,
17
interpretations
of
the
Commerce
Clause
of
the
United
18
States
Constitution
that
go
beyond
any
reasonable
19
conception,
threats
of
withholding,
withdrawing,
or
20
diverting
federal
funds,
and
failure
by
the
states
to
21
challenge
federal
intrusions;
and
22
WHEREAS,
currently,
the
states
are
demonstrably
23
treated
as
agents
of
the
federal
government;
and
24
WHEREAS,
numerous
resolutions
have
been
forwarded
25
to
the
federal
government
without
any
response
or
26
result
from
the
United
States
Congress
or
the
federal
27
government;
and
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H.R.
103
WHEREAS,
many
federal
mandates
are
directly
in
1
violation
of
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
2
of
the
United
States;
and
3
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
has
ruled
4
that
Congress
may
not
commandeer
the
legislative
and
5
regulatory
processes
of
the
states;
and
6
WHEREAS,
a
number
of
proposals
from
previous
7
administrations
and
some
now
pending
from
the
present
8
administration
and
from
the
United
States
Congress
may
9
further
violate
the
United
States
Constitution;
NOW
10
THEREFORE,
11
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
12
the
House
of
Representatives
hereby
claims
sovereignty
13
under
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
14
United
States
over
all
powers
not
otherwise
enumerated
15
and
granted
to
the
federal
government
by
the
United
16
States
Constitution;
and
17
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
18
Representatives
demands
the
federal
government
19
immediately
cease
and
desist
all
mandates
that
are
20
beyond
the
scope
of
its
constitutionally
delegated
21
powers;
and
22
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
23
Representatives
encourages
each
state
to
reaffirm
its
24
sovereignty
and
serve
notice
to
the
federal
government
25
to
cease
and
desist
all
activity
outside
the
scope
of
26
its
constitutional
powers;
and
27
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
28
resolution
be
sent
to
the
President
of
the
United
29
States,
the
President
of
the
United
States
Senate,
the
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