[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3799]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         UMITA WILL HELP STATE AND LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL

  (Ms. FOXX of North Carolina asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, as the national 
conversation revolves around infrastructure this week, I would like to 
highlight H.R. 300, the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency 
Act, or UMITA, which I introduced with my Democratic colleague, 
Representative Cuellar.
  UMITA will further our goal of renewing our country's infrastructure 
by making sure that overly burdensome Federal regulations don't hinder 
progress on State and local levels.
  State and local governments shoulder the greatest cost of 
infrastructure projects, and any Federal legislation to assist their 
efforts must account for costs of regulatory compliance. Every dollar 
spent on compliance with burdensome mandates is less money for the 
projects States and localities need.
  UMITA passed with a bipartisan vote in the last four Congresses, and 
I call for it to be included in any comprehensive infrastructure 
legislation considered in this body.

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