Overview#

United States Federal Law and treaties, so long as they are in accordance with the Constitution, preempt conflicting state and territorial laws in the 50 U.S. states and in the territories.

However, the scope of United States Federal Law preemption is limited because the scope of federal power is not universal. In the dual-sovereign system of American federalism (actually tripartite because of the presence of Indian reservations), states are the plenary sovereigns, each with their own Constitution, while the federal sovereign possesses only the limited supreme authority enumerated in the Constitution.

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• 21st Century Cures Act
• Childrens Health Insurance Program
• Data Ownership
• Federal Information Security and Management Act
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
• Health Care Provider
• Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• Money Laundering Control Act
• REAL ID
• Repository for Individuals of Special Concern
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• United States Supreme Court