H.R. 3257 106th Congress House

State Flexibility Clarification Act

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to assist the Congressional Budget Office with the scoring of State and local mandates.

Introduced: November 8, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 7, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-141.

Dec 7, 1999

Signed by President.

Nov 30, 1999

Presented to President.

Nov 22, 1999

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 19, 1999

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14914)

Nov 19, 1999

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14914)

Nov 17, 1999

Received in the Senate.

Nov 16, 1999

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 587). (text: CR H12003)

Nov 16, 1999

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 16, 1999

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12018)

Nov 16, 1999

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Nov 16, 1999

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3257.

Nov 16, 1999

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12003-12005)

Nov 16, 1999

Mr. Reynolds moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Nov 8, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Nov 8, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Nov 16, 1999	House · vote #587	Suspend the rules and pass, as amended	Passed	401–0	See who voted →

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Latest action December 7, 1999

Became Public Law No: 106-141.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Flexibility Clarification Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a congressional committee report on a public bill or joint resolution that includes a Federal intergovernmental mandate that reduces the Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding to State, local, or tribal governments under the then-existing program, to include in such report a statement of how the committee specifically intends the States to implement the reduction and to what extent the legislation provides additional flexibility, if any, to offset it.

Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to include in the estimate statement required with respect to such legislation: (1) if no additional flexibility is provided in the legislation, a description of whether and how the States can offset the reduction under existing law; or (2) if additional flexibility is provided, whether the resulting savings would offset the reductions in that program, assuming the States fully implement such flexibility.

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