[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 139 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 139

To provide that no State or local government shall be obligated to take 
   any action required by Federal law enacted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless the expenses of such government in taking 
              such action are funded by the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 1995

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide that no State or local government shall be obligated to take 
   any action required by Federal law enacted after the date of the 
enactment of this Act unless the expenses of such government in taking 
              such action are funded by the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SUFFICIENT FEDERAL FUNDING REQUIREMENT FOR ANY FEDERAL LAW 
              WHICH OBLIGATES ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ANY 
              ACTION REQUIRING ANY EXPENDITURE OF STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no State or local 
government shall be obligated to take any action required by Federal 
law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the 
expenses of such government in taking such action are funded by the 
United States.
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