Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
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This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995's (UMRA) implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issue written cost estimate statements for federal mandates in legislation, its procedures for raising points of order in the House and Senate concerning unfunded federal mandates in legislation, and its requirement that federal agencies prepare written cost estimate statements…
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Date:
November 17, 2014
Creator:
Dilger, Robert J. & Beth, Richard S.
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