Unfunded Mandates Reform Act : History, Impact, and Issues.

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Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Committees.

United States. Congress.

Committees.

Administrative law.

Administrative agencies.

Federal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (57 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

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text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-0957g in the 2014 issue.

Provides background on P.L. 104-4, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) of 1995, which requires CBO to prepare, and Congressional committees and Federal agencies to consider, an assessment of the financial impact on State and local governments and the private sector of proposed legislation and regulations mandating nonfederal spending. Examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded Federal mandate and UMRA implementation. Focuses on UMRA requirement that CBO issue written cost estimate statements for Federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House of Representatives and the Senate concerning unfunded Federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that Federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements for Federal mandates in rules. Assesses UMRA impact on Federal mandates and arguments concerning UMRA future, focusing on UMRA definitions, exclusions, and exceptions that currently exempt many Federal actions with potentially significant financial impacts on nonfederal entities.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Oct. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

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