H.R. 899Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2014

5 recorded actions106 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx [R-NC-05]
Cosponsors: 4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Budget Committee · and 3 more
Latest action: Mar 4, 2014 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedFeb 28, 2013
Passed the HouseFeb 28, 2014
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here, with an updated short title.)

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2014 - States as the purposes of this Act to: (1) improve the quality of the deliberations of Congress with respect to proposed federal mandates by providing Congress and the public with more complete information about the effects of such mandates and by ensuring that Congress acts on such mandates only after focused deliberation on their effects; and (2) enhance the ability of Congress and the public to identify federal mandates that may impose undue harm on consumers, workers, employers, small businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments.

Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to: (1) require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of the chairman or ranking member of a congressional committee, to conduct an assessment comparing the authorized level of funding in legislation to the prospective costs of carrying out any changes to a condition of federal assistance being imposed on state, local, or tribal governments participating in the federal assistance program; (2) modify the definition of "direct costs" to require CBO to consider, in accounting for the costs of federal mandates, forgone business profits, costs passed onto consumers and other entities, and behavioral changes; (3) eliminate the exemption of independent regulatory agencies (except the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee) from reporting requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA); and (4) make the raising of points of order in the consideration of congressional legislation applicable to legislation that would increase the direct cost of private sector mandates beyond limits established by UMRA.

Amends UMRA to: (1) transfer certain responsibilities under such Act from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; (2) set forth detailed criteria to guide agencies in assessing the effects of federal regulatory actions on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector; (3) revise requirements for agency statements accompanying significant regulatory actions to require an analysis of the annual effect of a proposed final rule on state, local, or tribal governments or the private sector and to require all statements and summaries under UMRA to be detailed; and (4) extend to the the private sector (including small business) the requirement for consultation with agencies in the development of regulatory proposals containing significant federal mandates and set forth detailed guidelines for such consultation.

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Feb 28, 2014Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveFeb 28, 2014

How every member votedHouse roll call 90

House Feb 28, 2014 · the primary vote

On Passage

Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013

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234 Yea 176 Nay 20 not voting

Party-line vote 17 of 410 voting members broke with their own party: 17 Democrats.

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All members430 members

Democratic199 members

Republican231 members

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Cosponsors4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 899 and vote against it. 4 signed when it was filed.

RJames Lankford [R-OK-05]Original

DLORETTA SANCHEZ [D-CA-46]Original

DCOLLIN PETERSON [D-MN-07]Original

DMIKE MCINTYRE [D-NC-07]Original

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Who lobbied on H.R. 8999 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 899 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Small Business · Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Health Issues +42 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

EARTHJUSTICE

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Natural Resources · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Government Issues +3 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

Banking · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Agriculture · Budget/Appropriations +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERSIts PAC: National Association of Manufacturers PAC

Retirement · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid +26 more3 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONIts PAC: National Treasury Employees Union PAC

Government Issues · Health Issues · Budget/Appropriations · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)

Small Business2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2014Filing

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESfiled by AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

Economics/Economic Development · Retirement · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Trade (domestic/foreign) +14 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM, NCfiled by STRATEGICS CONSULTING, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Urban Development/Municipalities · Transportation · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +2 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2014Filing

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Budget/Appropriations · Insurance +2 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

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