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According to the question about chairman West's phrase:
Perhaps law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the constitution
Is it constitutionally possible to have some above-state organization/structure inside the US?
Yes and no. Interstate compacts do require federal approval, but in many cases approval is assumed unless explicitly stated otherwise. Most commonly these are to manage shared resources like lakes, rivers, oil, or forests. Other examples are related to education standards, tax regulations, or the several regional Covid pacts.
Generally these pacts have no real power as that would require explicit approval by congress. They mostly create rules and regulations that member states are encouraged to adopt.
An example of an administrative organization that involves more than one state is the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Of course, it has authority over a fairly narrow range of places and activities. It was authorized by Congress in 1921.
