H.R. 2916: Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act

Plain summary

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act - Reaffirms each state's autonomous sovereign police powers under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution to preserve and protect the safety, security, and property of citizens of the state without interference or oversight from federal authorities. Authorizes the chief executive or a member of the legislature of a state to file a civil action to: (1) obtain declaratory or injunctive relief to remedy any action taken by a federal authority that attempts to interfere with the state's sovereign authority, or (2) obtain compliance with Section Four of Article IV of the Constitution (guaranteeing states a republican form of government and protecting states against invasion and domestic violence).

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Official text

Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · 1 cosponsors

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Legislature: The elected body that makes laws. In Texas it has a House of Representatives (150 members) and a Senate (31 members). In Florida it has a House of Representatives (120 members) and a Senate (40 members).
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2916.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2916 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112