Cole Joins 10th Amendment Task Force

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Rep. Tom Cole (OK-04) today joined fellow House conservatives to launch the 10th Amendment Task Force. A project of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), the Task Force will work to uphold constitutional principles that limit federal authority over states and individuals.

"The alarming growth of the federal government threatens not only our economic security but our personal liberty," Cole said. "It's past time to restore the constitutional principles that protect state and individual rights from government overreach, and that's exactly what this task force will work to do."

In remarks at the Capitol, Cole highlighted the 10th Amendment Regulatory Reform Act, a bill he introduced in March. H.R. 4946 would provide special standing for state government officials to challenge regulations issued in conjunction with the implementation of federal laws. Under the legislation, any rule proposed by a federal agency would be subject to constitutional challenges if state officials determine the rule infringes on powers reserved to the states under the 10th Amendment.

The 10th Amendment states "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." The mission of the 10th Amendment Task Force is to restore the proper constitutional balance of power.

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