[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2960 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2960

 To restore the division of governmental responsibilities between the 
 Federal Government and the States that was intended by the framers of 
 the Constitution by requiring all Federal departments and agencies to 
               comply with former Executive Order 12612.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1999

    Mr. Barr of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
Collins, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
   Mr. Norwood, Mr. Crane, Mr. English, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
   Graham, and Mr. Chabot) introduced the following bill; which was 
  referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
    Committee on Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To restore the division of governmental responsibilities between the 
 Federal Government and the States that was intended by the framers of 
 the Constitution by requiring all Federal departments and agencies to 
               comply with former Executive Order 12612.

    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 ``Federalism Preservation Act of 
1999''.

SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERALISM PRINCIPLES APPLICABLE UNDER FORMER 
              EXECUTIVE ORDER.

    (a) Compliance Requirement.--The head of each Federal department 
and agency shall ensure that each activity carried out by the 
department or agency, respectively, is carried out in accordance with 
the provisions of Executive Order 12612, as in effect on October 26, 
1987.
    (b) Later Order of No Force or Effect.--Executive Order 13132 
(issued August 4, 1999) shall have no force or effect.
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