Federal Mandates
As a consequence of the federal nature of the American governmental system, the national government frequently requires state and local governments to comply with federal rules, often with the threat of financial penalties for noncompliance. These federal mandates can be quite controversial, especially when the federal government requires the state and local governments to foot the bill, creating "unfunded mandates." Investigate this issue. What are arguments for and against federal mandates? What are specific examples of federal mandates and how have they affected state and local governments? What has been the role of the executive branch, Congress, and the federal courts in creating and constraining federal mandates?
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The unfunded mandate reform act: working well for no good reason. Janet M. Kelly. Government Finance Review Feb 2003 v19 i1 p28(3)
Re-entering the arena: restoring a judicial role for enforcing limits on federal mandates. John C. Eastman. Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy Summer 2002 v25 i3 p931(22)
Put to the test: new federal mandates on testing are in place. What will happen now? These schools may offer a preview. (Cover Story). (Brief Article) NEA Today March 2002 v20 i6 p8(2) Mag.Coll.: 110H2393.
Online Or On Paper, States Must Mesh Testing With Federal Mandates. (Brief Article) Educational Marketer Feb 18, 2002 v33 i6 pNA
Death by decree: federal mandates cause thousands of highway fatalities, says new study. (Cover Story). (Cover Story)(Statistical Data Included) Consumers' Research Magazine Sept 2001 v84 i9 p10(4) Mag.Coll.: 108K0043.
Federal Mandates by Popular Demand. (voter choice and federal mandates) Jacques Cremer, Thomas R. Palfrey. Journal of Political Economy Oct 2000 v108 i5 p905
The Influence of Federal Mandates on State Medicaid and AFDC Decision-Making. (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) Colleen M. Grogan. Publius Summer 1999 v29 i3 p1
Local Risks, States' Rights, and Federal Mandates: Remedying Environmental Inequities in the U.S. Federal System. Evan J. Ringquist, David H. Clark. Publius Spring 1999 v29 i2 p73
Federal unfunded mandate reform: a first-year retrospective. Theresa A. Gullo, Janet M. Kelly. Public Administration Review Sept-Oct 1998 v58 n5 p379(9) Bus.Coll.: 111S2209.
Clinton edict on federalism stirs up state, local leaders. (Bill Clinton's proposed Executive Order #13083 would preempt municipal authority) Frank Shafroth. Nation's Cities Weekly July 13, 1998 v21 n28 p1(2) Mag.Coll.: 94L5862.
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in 1996: the end of an era. Bruce D. McDowell. Publius Spring 1997 v27 n2 p111(17)
It's the most important issue facing America. (unfunded federal mandates on local governments)(Viewpoints)(Column) George Blackwood. Nation's Cities Weekly Nov 4, 1996 v19 n44 p8(1) Mag.Coll.: 86B6631.
Coercive federalism and the search for constitutional limits. Michael C. Tolley, Bruce Wallin. Publius Fall 1995 v25 n4 p73(18)
Deregulating federalism? The politics of mandate reform in the 104th Congress. Timothy J. Conlan, James D. Riggle, Donna E. Schwarts. Publius Summer 1995 v25 n3 p23(18)
Federal mandates: getting beyond the rhetoric. Francis Berry, Mary Kay Falconer. Spectrum: the Journal of State Government Spring 1995 v68 n2 p21(6)
Life along the federal, state, and local food chain. (unfunded federal mandates and unencumbered block grants) Chris Pipho. Phi Delta Kappan March 1995 v76 n7 p510(2) Mag.Coll.: 78F3164.
Both sides now. (Governor Pete Wilson of California, a leading opponent of unfunded federal mandates, did not hesitate to call on the federal government for financial assistance during flooding in the state) (Editorial) The Nation Jan 30, 1995 v260 n4 p117(1) Mag.Coll.: 77C0334.
Mayors and Mandates: What's the Problem? Andrew J. Sofranko, Benjamin E. Meuller. Spectrum: the Journal of State Government Wntr 2001 v74 i1 p8
Unfunded Mandates: The Undermining of Quality Care? Michael J. Stoil. Behavioral Health Management Nov 1999 v19 i6 p6
Threshold Rules for Funding Environmental Mandates: Accountability and the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act. (Statistical Data Included) Thomas J. Miceli, Kathleen Segerson. Land Economics August 1999 v75 i3 p375 Bus.Coll.: 120V0125.
Unfunded mandates - the regulatory problem. (Unfunded Mandates Reform Act) Christopher Zimmerman. State Legislatures Sept 1997 v23 n8 p32(2)
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: 1996 and beyond. Paul L. Posner. Publius Spring 1997 v27 n2 p53(19)
The mandate hoax of 1995. (Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995) Nelson Lund. National Review Nov 27, 1995 v47 n22 p52(1) Mag.Coll.: 81M0633.
Unfunded mandates - a view from the private sector. John H. Turner. Spectrum: the Journal of State Government Fall 1995 v68 n4 p43(5)
Unfunded and unloved. (unfunded mandates) Michael Barrier. Nation's Business April 1995 v83 n4 p40(1) Mag.Coll.: 78F0723. Bus.Coll.: 85V0345.
Celebrating 'an historic moment in intergovernmental relations.' (a White House ceremony is held for President Clinton's signing of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995)(Cover Story) Mary-Margaret Larmouth. Nation's Cities Weekly March 27, 1995 v18 n13 p3(1) Mag.Coll.: 78F5853.
A localist critique of the new federalism. David J. Barron. Duke Law Journal Oct 2001 v51 i1 p377(57)
Litigating age and disability claims against state and local government employers in the new "federalism" era. Ivan A. Bodensteiner, Rosalie B. Levinson. Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law Summer 2001 v22 i1 p99
President Bush Touts Era of `New Federalism'. (George W. Bush, united States)(Brief Article) Veronique Pluviose-Fenton. Nation's Cities Weekly March 5, 2001 v24 i9 p3
NEW FEDERALISM. III. A REFORMED SYSTEM IN THE MAKING? David B. Walker. International Journal of Public Administration Jan 2001 v24 i1 p51
STATE URBAN POLICY: "New" Federalism In Virginia, New Jersey and Florida. Janet Kelly, Bruce Ransom. Policy Studies Review Summer-Autumn 2000 p62
DEVOLUTION and RECENTRALIZATION OF WELFARE ADMINISTRATION: Implications for "New Federalism". Richard V. Adkisson, James T. Peach. Policy Studies Review Summer-Autumn 2000 p160
The Supreme Court, Health Policy, and New Federalism. Lawrence O. Gostin. The Hastings Center Report March 2000 v30 i2 p26
Early findings about the newest new federalism for welfare. Richard P. Nathan, Thomas L. Gais. Publius Summer 1998 v28 i3 p95(9)
Same old states' rights song: the court's new federalism aims to shrink Washington's power. (The Supremes: Which Way Will the Court Swing?)(Supreme Court)(Cover Story) Herman Schwartz. The Nation Oct 14, 1996 v263 n11 p14(2) Mag.Coll.: 86A0191.
Issues raised by the new federalism. (Symposium on the Devolution Revolution) Steven D. Gold. National Tax Journal June 1996 v49 n2 p273-287
Taking the local: the Reagan administration, New Federalism, and fair housing implementation. (Fair Housing Assistance Program) (Symposium on the American Presidency and Civil Rights) Charles M. Lamb, Jim Twombly. Policy Studies Journal Autumn 1993 v21 n3 p589(10) |
