abstract:An interstate compact is an agreement between two or more states of the United States of America. Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution provides that "no state shall enter into an agreement or compact with another state" without the consent of Congress.
One such compact, involving the states of New York, New Jersey, andConnecticut, created the InterstateSanitationCommissionto abatepollution in the watersof the New Yorkharborarea.
The folks at National Popular Vote are shepherding an interstatecompact that links states together to award their votes in the Electoral College on the basis of national tallies.
Dr. Biden asked the PTA board members to continue their Joining Forces partnership and encouraged them to spread the word to members across the country to help educate parents and school administrators about the InterstateCompact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children .