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By sunshinecavalluzzi
On September 30, 2018
Bell Ringer: Mandates
Description
A mandate is a federal order imposed upon states in order to meet a federal government goal; an unfunded mandate occurs when that federal order is not accompanied by monies to help the state government comply - a famous example of this is the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 1995, Congress addressed the issue of unfunded mandates with UMRA, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, as Republicans had promised to do in the Contract with America. UMRA intended to limit the imposition of unfunded mandates and improve communication between state/local and federal government agencies. In 2018, Congress proposed an update to UMRA.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What are three anticipated benefits of H.R. 50, as articulated by Representative Foxx?
- What are three anticipated concerns about H.R. 50, as articulated by Representative Connolly?
- AP Government Questions to Consider: How do unfunded mandates reflect the concept of cooperative federalism? How does UMRA reflect new federalism? How might lobbying efforts have influenced the creation of and debate over H.R. 50? How might iron triangles have influenced the creation of and debate over H.R. 50?
Participants
Vocabulary
- Agency Regulations
- Executive Order
- Federalism
- Independent Agencies
- Judicial Review
- Mandates
- Office Of Management And Budget
- Regulatory Mandates
- Umra
- Unfunded Mandates