# 117-hr-9622: STATES Act of 2022

117-hr-9622, STATES Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9622
- Congress: 117
- Title: STATES Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2022-12-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or the STATES Act of 2022 This bill provides that an action of a state agency taken pursuant to state law shall have effect within the state notwithstanding federal law to the contrary, if the federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not explicitly delegated to the federal government within the stated words of the U.S. Constitution.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9622 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9622)

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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-310: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doher…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-310)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hr-9708: Fixing Administrations Unethical Corrupt Influence Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9708)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9622 (as of 2025-11-18).