Mandates
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A Review of CBO's Activities in 2013 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Of the 437 bills CBO reviewed in 2013, 39 contained intergovernmental mandates and 53 contained private-sector mandates. Of the 72 public laws enacted in 2013, 3 contain intergovernmental mandates and 8 contain private-sector mandates.
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Testimony on Increasing the Minimum Wage: Effects on Employment and Family Income
Director Doug Elmendorf testified on the effects of raising the minimum wage, noting that such an increase would boost family income for many low-wage workers but that some jobs for low-wage workers would probably be eliminated.
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CBO’s Work Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Presentation by Leo Lex, Chief, State and Local Government Cost Estimates Unit, to the National Conference of State Legislatures
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A Review of CBO’s Activities in 2012 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Of the 428 bills CBO reviewed in 2012, 68 contained intergovernmental mandates and 80 contained private-sector mandates. Of the 202 public laws enacted, 16 contain intergovernmental mandates and 23 contain private-sector mandates.
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Private-Sector Mandates in Federal Legislation
CBO analyzes pending federal legislation and enacted laws to identify private-sector mandates, which are enforceable duties imposed on entities in the private sector. About 12% of the laws enacted between 2001 and 2011 impose such mandates.
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A Review of CBO's Activities in 2011 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
A Review of CBO's Activities in 2011 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
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CBO Releases Annual UMRA Report
In 1995, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) was enacted to ensure that the Congress receives information, during the legislative process, about federal mandates—requirements that would be imposed on state, local, and tribal governments and on entities in the private sector.
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Input Regarding H.R. 373, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011
Letter to the Honorable James Lankford
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Preemptions in Federal Legislation in the 111th and Previous Congresses
This supplement to CBO’s series of publications reporting on federal mandates focuses on preemptions, a type of mandate that would limit the authority of state, local, or tribal governments to apply and enforce their own laws.