2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-04461HB0177
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0177
Statutory standing committee-federal review.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Wharff, Allemand, Bear,
Brown, G, Guggenmos, Johnson, Neiman,
Pendergraft, Webber and Winter and
Senator(s) Ide, Laursen, D and McKeown
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the legislature; creating the joint and
2 standing committee on federal review; establishing powers
3 and duties of the joint and standing committee on federal
4 review; specifying the date for appointment of members to
5 the joint and standing committee on federal review;
6 providing a contingent sunset date; and providing for an
7 effective date.
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11W.S. 28-11-801 is created to read:
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13 CHAPTER 11
14 STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04462HB0177
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2 ARTICLE 8
3 FEDERAL REVIEW STANDING COMMITTEE
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9 (a) There is created the federal review joint and
10 standing committee. The president of the senate shall
11 appoint five (5) members of the senate and the speaker of
12 the house shall appoint nine (9) members of the house of
13 representatives to serve on the committee not later than
14 March 31 following each general election.
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16 (b) The senate and the house of representatives
17 federal review joint and standing committee shall:
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19 (i) Review any federal actions to determine if
20 the sovereignty of the state of Wyoming and the powers,
21 rights and liberties of its citizens, as legally defined
22 during the ratification debates of the several states in
23 ratifying the United States Constitution of 1787, are being 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04463HB0177
1 infringed upon or diminished and ensure the Wyoming
2 legislature meets its constitutional obligation of
3 recognizing all infractions to the constitution of which
4 the state of Wyoming is a party;
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6 (ii) Ascertain and make findings as to which
7 federal actions are not consistent with the enumerated
8 roles, responsibilities and powers of the United States
9 government in the United States constitution. This duty
10 shall be exercised without regard for any United States
11 supreme court or other judicial decisions that attempt to
12 interpret federal actions, such as unconstitutional
13 assertions assumed by the federal judiciary that undermine
14 our republican form of government, because only
15 legislatures can create and revoke laws;
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17 (iii) Report to and submit recommendations to
18 the legislature, including sponsoring legislation,
19 declarations, resolutions and communications with sister
20 states, consistent with any determinations and findings
21 made by the committee concerning the constitutionality of
22 federal actions.
23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04464HB01771 (c) For purposes of this section, "federal action"
2 means all new, proposed and existing federal laws,
3 resolutions, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, mandates,
4 executive orders and any other federal dictate having the
5 force and effect of law.
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7 (d) This section shall be repealed upon the repeal of
8 the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States
9 Constitution.
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11. The president of the senate and the
12 speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint
13 members to the federal review joint and standing committee
14 not later than January 6, 2026.
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16House and Senate need to adopt rules to
17 implement this act.
18 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04465HB01771This act is effective immediately upon
2 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
3 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
4 Constitution.
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6 (END)