Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: History, Impact, and Issues
Description:
This report examines debates over what constitutes an unfunded federal mandate and UMRA's implementation. It focuses on UMRA's requirement that 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 for federal mandates in rules. It also assesses UMRA's impact on federal…
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Date:
April 19, 2011
Creator:
Dilger, Robert Jay & Beth, Richard S.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department