Full Committee Hearing

Passing the Buck: A Review of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Date: April 14, 2005
Time: 10:00am
Location:
Agenda:

March 22, 2005, was the ten-year anniversary of enactment of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). The purpose of the hearing is to review the impact UMRA has had on federal, state, and local governments and explore if changes are necessary to strengthen the law’s procedures, definitions, and exclusions.

Witnesses

Panel 1

Orice

Williams

Director, Strtegic Issues

U.S. Government Accountability Office

Panel 1

The Honorable

John

Graham

Administrator

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

Panel 1

Dr.

Elizabeth

Robinson

Deputy Director

Congressional Budget Office

Panel 2

The Honorable

Colleen

Landkamer

Commissioner, Blue Earth County, Minnesota

First Vice President, National Association of Counties

Panel 2

The Honorable

John

Hurson

Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates

President, National Conference of State Legislatures

Panel 2

The Honorable

Nick

Licata

City Council Member, Seattle, Washington

On Behalf of the National League of Cities