[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 894 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 894 To require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare estimates of the cost incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with new legislation; to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the inclusion of such estimates in committee reports on bills and joint resolutions; and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Federal laws requiring activities by such governments shall not apply unless all amounts necessary to pay the direct costs of the activities are provided by the Federal Government. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 1993 Mr. Hefley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Congressional Budget Office to prepare estimates of the cost incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with new legislation; to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require the inclusion of such estimates in committee reports on bills and joint resolutions; and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ensure that Federal laws requiring activities by such governments shall not apply unless all amounts necessary to pay the direct costs of the activities are provided by the Federal Government. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mandate Relief Act of 1993''. SEC. 2. ESTIMATION BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE OF COST INCURRED BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN COMPLYING WITH LEGISLATION. (a) Cost Estimation Requirement.--For each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate, and for each conference report reported by a conference committee of the Congress, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare and submit to the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively (or in the case of a conference report to both)-- (1) an estimate of the cost which would be incurred by State and local governments in carrying out or complying with the bill or resolution in the fiscal year in which it is to become effective and in each of the 4 fiscal years following such fiscal year, including a description of the basis for the estimate; and (2) a comparison of the estimate of cost described in paragraph (1) with any available estimates of such cost made such committee or by any Federal agency. (b) Estimates To Be Included in Report.--The estimate and description required for a bill or joint resolution under subsection (a) shall be included in the report accompanying the bill or joint resolution. (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a) by-- (A) striking paragraph (2); (B) redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) in order as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; (2) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (3) by striking ``(a)'' after ``Sec. 403''. SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT UNDER HOUSE RULES TO INCLUDE ESTIMATES IN COMMITTEE REPORTS. Clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended-- (1) in clause (C) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end; and (2) in clause (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``; and (E) the estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 2(a) of the Mandate Relief Act of 1993, separately set out and clearly identified.''. SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT UNDER HOUSE RULES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATIONS TO PAY COSTS TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. Rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following: ``8. It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint resolution, or conference report for which the Director of the Congressional Budget Office is required to submit an estimate under section 2(a) of the Mandate Relief Act of 1993 unless the bill, joint resolution, or conference report contains the following statement of law: `A requirement under this Act that a unit of State or local government conduct an activity (including a requirement that such a government meet national standards in providing a service) shall not apply to such a unit unless and until all amounts necessary to pay the direct costs incurred by the unit in conducting the activity are provided to the unit by the Government of the United States.'. ``9. An amendment shall not be in order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution if (A) the amendment includes a provision which if included in a bill, joint resolution, or conference report reported by a committee or conference committee would result in the Director of the Congressional Budget Office being required to submit an estimate under section 2(a) of the Mandate Relief Act of 1993, and (B) upon approval of the amendment the bill or resolution would not include the statement of law set forth in clause 8.''. <all>