The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. - Amendment X, United States Constitution
In response to increasing federal encroachment, a growing number of states have passed and proposed resolutions to assert the Tenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.
The Tenth Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights and was ratified on December 15, 1791. It states the Constitution's principle of Federalism by providing that powers not granted to the national government nor prohibited to the states are reserved to the states and to the people. It is based on an earlier provision of the Articles of Confederation: "Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled."
Click here to view a current list of all legislators in each state sponsoring 10th Amendments Resolutions.
Current State Resolutions
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Alabama
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Alaska
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HCR2024 |
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Arkansas
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Florida
Georgia
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Indiana
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Iowa
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| Idaho |
HJM4 |
| Illinois |
SR181 |
| Kansas |
SCR1609 |
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
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Massachusetts
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TBA
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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Montana
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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| New Mexico |
HJR27 |
| North Carolina |
H849 |
| North Dakota |
HCR3063 |
| Ohio |
HCR11 & SCR-13 |
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
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HCR1013 |
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Virginia
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Articles
OHIO SENATE AFFIRMS STATE SOVEREIGNTY 29SEP09!!
MICHIGAN SENATE UNANIMOUSLY AFFIRMS SOVEREIGNTY 17SEP09!
ALASKA OFFICIALLY DECLARES SOVEREIGNTY AND REAFFIRMS 2ND AMENDMENT RIGHTS!!
FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY!!FLORIDA INTRODUCES SOVEREIGNTY LEGISLATION UNDER TENTH AMENDMENT MAKING 39 STATES TAKING ACTION!! HM19
LOUISIANA NEWEST SOVEREIGN STATE 25JUN2009!! SCR2!!
IT IS OFFICIAL!! TENNESSEE SOVEREIGNTY DECLARATION SIGNED BY GOVERNOR!!
NEW JERSEY INTRODUCES SOVEREIGNTY BILL THE SAME DAY! NOW 38 STATES TAKING ACTION!!
TEXAS SOVEREIGNTY PASSES HOUSE 99-36 30MAY!!
MASSACHUSETTS MAKES IT 37 STATES ACTIVELY PURSUING SOVEREIGNTY DECLARATIONS!!
MS PASSES HOUSE AND SENATE! NOW BLUE-GREEN LEANING TO BLUE!! HCR69 AND SCR630!!
OK DECLARES SOVEREIGNTY 13MAY HCR 1028!! GO BLUE!!
MO AWAITING SENATE VOTE!! HCR13!
NORTH DAKOTA PASSES CONGRESS!! HCR3063!
WISCONSIN JOINS THE RUSH!! SR6!
INDIANA CHECKS IN 44-3!!
TX Gov. Perry Backs Resolution Affirming Texas’ Sovereignty Under 10th Amendment
IDAHO DECLARES SOVEREIGNTY UNDER 10TH AMENDMENT!!
Sovereignty Resolution Introduced in Minnesota House of Representatives
Texas Representatives Introduce Resolution Asserting Sovereignty Under Tenth Amendment
Increasing Number of States Declaring Sovereignty
Oklahoma House defends its sovereignty from D.C. intrusion
21 States Claiming Sovereignty
Our 10th Amendment Sovereignty Resolve, Will Defeat the New World
States Rights, 10th Amendment & Secessionist Movement 2009
New Hampshire and Washington legislators reaffirm states' rights UPDATE: 8 more states
States take the tenth
State Sovereignty Movement Quietly Growing
Federalism and the 10th Amendment
Oklahoma declares Sovereignty!
States Rights Movement vs Federal Government
