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Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2009

Introduced: May 5, 2009 Introduced by: Foxx, Virginia Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Budget
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Rules
May 5, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
May 5, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2009 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require reports on federal mandates to include: (1) an assessment of the prospective costs of carrying out changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on participating state, local, or tribal governments and how these costs compare with the funds being authorized; (2) for reauthorizations, an assessment of the additional costs of changes in those conditions compared with the changes in funding being authorized; (3) in cases where a bill or joint resolution provides necessary sums, an estimate of that amount; and (4) an identification and description of any reasonably foreseeable indirect costs to such governments or the private sector from implementing the federal mandate.

Repeals a provision excluding independent regulatory agencies from reporting requirements.

Makes requirements under this Act applicable to general notice of any final rule that includes such a mandate.

What's happening now June 12, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1