A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
104th Congress (1995–1996)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 22, 1995
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on March 22, 1995.
60 Cosponsors (50 Republicans, 10 Democrats)
History
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Jan 4, 1995
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Introduced
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Jan 4, 1995
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Text Published
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Jan 9, 1995
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Ordered Reported
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Jan 27, 1995
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Feb 1, 1995
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Alternative Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5 (104th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1 (104th). |
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Feb 1, 1995
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Feb 1, 1995
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Mar 15, 1995
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate (House next)
A conference committee was formed, comprising members of both the House and Senate, to resolve the differences in how each chamber passed the bill. The Senate approved the committee's report proposing the final form of the bill for consideration in both chambers. The House must also approve the conference report. |
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Mar 16, 1995
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Conference Report Agreed to by House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Mar 22, 1995
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 1 (104th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1. This is the one from the 104th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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