Recognizing that the cause of liberty demands that government should be made accountable again to the consent of the governed, and calling for the real decentralization of power through the restoration of American federalism.
Latest action · Sep 20, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 30, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Calls for: (1) a restoration of American federalism and a decentralization of government power and policymaking from the federal government to states, local communities, neighborhoods, families, and individual citizens; and (2) policy reforms that will allow the states to prove the virtues of federalism and thereby build a new nationwide consensus for decentralizing political power in the United States.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 30, 2010 to Sep 22, 2010; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Original | Jul 30, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2010 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Sep 20, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
- Jul 30, 2010Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Recognizing that the cause of liberty demands that government should be made accountable again to the consent of the governed, and calling for the real decentralization of power through the restoration of American federalism.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2010Introduced in House
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