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H.R. 894 103rd Congress House

Mandate Relief Act of 1993

Official title: To require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare estimates of the cost incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with new legis… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare estimates of the cost incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with new legislation; to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the inclusion of such estimates in committee reports on bills and joint resolutions; and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Federal laws requiring activities by such governments shall not apply unless all amounts necessary to pay the direct costs of the activities are provided by the Federal Government.

Introduced: February 16, 1993 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Feb 16, 1993
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 Latest action February 16, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mandate Relief Act of 1993 - Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to estimate and submit to the Congress the cost which will be incurred by State and local governments in complying with legislation reported by a congressional committee or conference committee and a comparison of such estimate with any available estimate made by such committee or a Federal agency.

Amends the Rules of the House of Representative to: (1) require such CBO estimate and comparison to be included in committee reports on the legislation; and (2) make it out of order to consider legislation for which a CBO estimate is required unless the legislation contains a statement that any provisions thereof requiring a State or local government to conduct an activity shall not apply unless the Federal Government has provided amounts to cover the direct costs of such activity to such government.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 894: Mandate Relief Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-894/
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