H.R. 534: Restore the Partnership Act

Introduced:
Feb 06, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on February 6, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Feb 06, 2013
Referred to Committee Feb 06, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

4% chance of getting past committee.
1% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

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Full Title

To establish the National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to facilitate the fullest cooperation and coordination between all levels of government.

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Last updated Feb 06, 2013.
10 pages

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2/6/2013--Introduced.
Restore the Partnership Act - Establishes a permanent, bipartisan National Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Requires the Commission to:
(1) engage in activities and studies necessary to give continuing attention to intergovernmental issues in order to facilitate cooperation and coordination among all levels of government;
(2) consider mechanisms for fostering better relations among the levels of government;
(3) make available technical assistance to the federal executive and legislative branches in the review of proposed legislation to determine its overall effect on all levels of government;
(4) recommend, within the framework of the Constitution, the most desirable allocation of government functions, responsibilities, and revenues among the levels of government;
(5) recommend methods of coordinating and simplifying tax laws and administrative policies and practices to achieve a more orderly and less competitive fiscal relationship among the levels of government and to reduce the burden of compliance for taxpayers; and
(6) submit an annual report to the President and Congress.

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