H.R. 300 · 116th Congress
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019
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This bill requires federal agencies to consider the effects of federal regulations on state and local governments.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 8, 2019
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019
This bill requires federal agencies to consider the effects of federal regulations on state and local governments.
The bill
- requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program;
- requires the CBO, in accounting for the costs of federal mandates, to consider forgone business profits, costs passed onto consumers and other entities, and behavioral changes;
- applies reporting requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) to independent regulatory agencies, except the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Open Market Committee, or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and
- makes the raising of points of order in the consideration of congressional legislation applicable to legislation that would increase the direct cost of private sector mandates beyond limits established by UMRA.
The bill requires an agency, at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct a retrospective analysis of an existing regulation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019
Latest action (Jan 8, 2019): Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 8, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.