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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 140
To end the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on State and
local governments and to ensure that the Federal Government pays
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain re-
quirements under Federal statutes and regulations.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. MORAN, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. POMBO, Mr.
COX, Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, Mr. PORTER, Mr. LEWIS of Florida,
Mr. ORTON, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. BREWSTER, Mr. PENNY, Mr.
LAUGHLIN, and Mr. PACKARD introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Government Operations
SEPTEMBER 13, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. ENGLISH of Oklahoma, Mr. GORDON, Ms. KAPTUR,
Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. WYNN, Mr. ZELIFF, Mr. FAWELL,
Ms. FURSE, Mr. PARKER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. BAKER of California, Mr.
MACHTLEY, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. SUNDQUIST, Mr. KLUG, Mr. PETRI, Mr.
DELAY, Mr. TAYLOR
of North Carolina, Mr. HUFFINGTON, Mr.
WELDON, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. LEHMAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr.
HILLIARD, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. SWETT,
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SARPALIUS, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. RAVENEL,
Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. KIM, Mr. HOKE, Mr. LAN-
TOS, 
Mr. 
QUILLEN, 
Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, 
Mr. 
EVERETT, 
Mr.
CUNNINGHAM, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. BARLOW, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. LEWIS
of California, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BLUTE, Mr.
BARTLETT of Maryland, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. DARDEN, Mr. BISHOP,
Mr. THOMAS of Wyoming, Mr. CAMP, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr.
VALENTINE, Mr. ROWLAND, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. BROWDER, Mr. SLAT-
TERY, Mr. BARCA of Wisconsin, Mr. EMERSON, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr.
ISTOOK, Mr. EWING, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs.
THURMAN, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. MINGE, Mr. MONTGOMERY, Mr.
CLEMENT, Mr. COSTELLO, Ms. DANNER, Mr. WALSH, and Mr. KASICH
A BILL
To end the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates
on State and local governments and to ensure that the
Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those
governments in complying with certain requirements
under Federal statutes and regulations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Mandate Re-
lief Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds and declares
that—
(1) unfunded Federal mandates on State and
local governments have become increasingly exten-
sive in recent years;
(2) such mandates have, in many instances,
added to growing deficits in State and local budgets
and have resulted in the need for State and local
governments to increase revenue or curtail services;
and
(3) such excessive fiscal burdens on State and
local governments have undermined, in many in-
stances, the ability of State and local governments
to achieve their responsibilities under State and local
law.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to assure
that the Federal Government pays the total amount of di-
rect costs incurred by State and local governments in com-
plying with certain requirements which take effect on or
after the date of the enactment of this Act under a Fed-
eral statute or regulation.
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIREMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any requirement under a Federal statute or
regulation that a State or local government conduct an
activity (including a requirement that a government meet
national standards in providing a service) shall apply to
the government only if all funds necessary to pay the di-
rect costs incurred by the government in conducting the
activity are provided by the Federal Government.
(b) APPLICATION.—This section shall apply only to
requirements which take effect on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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