Intergovernmental Relations

2010

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2009 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 2010pdfblog post

 

2009

Subsidizing Infrastructure Investment with Tax-Preferred Bonds
October 2009summarypdfblog post

Intergovernmental Mandates in Federal Legislation
July 14, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2008 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 2009pdf

 

2008

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2007 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 2008htmlpdf

The Deductibility of State and Local Taxes
February 2008htmlpdfblog post

 

2007

The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments
December 2007pdfblog post

Testimony on Turbulence in Mortgage Markets: Implications for the Economy and Policy Options
September 19, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress

Review of the Sufficiency of Funds Authorized Under H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007
September 7, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2006 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
April 2007pdf

 

2006

Testimony on Medicaid Spending Growth and Options for Controlling Costs
July 13, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate

Testimony on Economic Issues in the Use of Tax-Preferred Bond Financing
March 16, 2006htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

A Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 1996 to 2005
March 2006pdf

 

2005

Testimony on a Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
April 14, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on the Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 8, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2004 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 2005htmlpdf

Identifying Intergovernmental Mandates
January 6, 2005htmlpdf

 

2004

A Description of the Immigrant Population
November 2004htmlpdf

The Effects of Tort Reform: Evidence from the States
June 2004htmlpdf

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2003 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
April 2004htmlpdf

 

2003

Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander regarding S. 150, the Internet Nondiscrimination Act
November 5, 2003htmlpdf

The Economics of U.S. Tort Liability: A Primer
October 2003htmlpdf

Bonding for Reclaiming Federal Lands
October 2003pdf

Economic Issues in Taxing Internet and Mail-Order Sales
October 2003htmlpdf

Testimony on CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
July 16, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and the House Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2002 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
May 2003htmlpdf

 

2002

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2001 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
June 2002htmlpdf

 

2001

Testimony on the Economic Analysis of Taxing Internet and Other Remote Sales
August 1, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Letter to the Honorable James P. Moran regarding an amendment to H.R. 2299, the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
June 25, 2001htmlpdf

Preemptions in Federal Legislation in the 106th Congress
June 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
May 24, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and the House, Committee on Rules, and the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 1996-2000
May 2001htmlpdf

 

2000

An Assessment of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act in 1999
March 2000htmlpdf

 

1999

Financing Small Commercial-Service Airports: Federal Policies and Options
April 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
February 2, 1999htmlpdf

An Assessment of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act in 1998
February 1999pdf

 

1998

States' Use of Surplus Funds
November 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
June 3, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
February 12, 1998htmlpdf

An Assessment of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act in 1997
February 1998htmlpdf

Innovative Financing of Highways: An Analysis of Proposals
January 1998htmlpdf

 

1997

Federalism and Environmental Protection: Case Studies for Drinking Water and Ground-Level Ozone
November 1997htmlpdf

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
October 30, 1997htmlpdf

Toll Roads: A Review of Recent Experience
February 1997htmlpdf

The Experience of the Congressional Budget Office During the First Year of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
January 1997pdf

 

1995

The Safe Drinking Water Act: A Case Study of an Unfunded Federal Mandate
September 1995htmlpdf

 

1994

A Preliminary Analysis of Unfunded Federal Mandates and the Cost of the Safe Drinking Water Act
September 1994htmlpdf

 

1992

Trends in Public Infrastructure Outlays and the President's Proposals for Infrastructure Spending in 1993
May 1992pdf

Testimony on the Local Partnership Act
February 6, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1991

State-By-State Data on Formula Grant Programs: Report to the Senate Committee On Rules and Administration
May 1991htmlpdf

 

1990

Federal Infrastructure Subsidies: Grants or Credits?
August 1990pdf

 

1989

Fiscal Federalism and the Partnership Act of 1987
November 1989pdf

 

1987

Testimony on CBO's Experience in Implementing the State and Local Government Cost Estimate Act of 1981
July 30, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Federalism, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Financing Municipal Water Supply Systems
May 1987htmlpdf

 

1985

Testimony on CBO's Experience in Implementing the State and Local Government Cost Estimate Act of 1981
April 2, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, United States Senate

 

1984

The Federal Role in State Industrial Development Programs
July 1984pdf

 

1983

The Federal Government in a Federal System: Current Intergovernmental Programs and Options for Change
August 1983htmlpdf

 

1982

The Evolution of Responsibilities Between the Federal Government and States and Localities
March 16, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Information Concerning the Turnback Component of the Administration's Federalism Initiative
March 1982pdf

 

1981

The Feasibility of Preparing State and Local Cost Estimates: A Report to the House Rules Committee on the State and Local Cost Estimate Act of 1981
November 1981pdf

Testimony on Federal Aid to State and Local Governments
April 7, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Effects of Federal Budget Reductions on State and Local Governments
February 25, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Affairs, United States Senate

 

1979

Testimony on the Economic Problems of Distressed Urban and Rural Communities
April 30, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

 

1978

City Need and the Responsiveness of Federal Grants Programs
August 1978pdf
Subcommittee Print

 

1977

Testimony on Methods of Accounting for Military Retirement Costs
October 5, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Military Compensation Subcommittee, House Armed Services Committee on Military Retirement Accounting

Testimony on CBO's Recent Activities
June 2, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Impact of the Federal Budget on State and Local Governments
April 28, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on State and Local Government, Budget Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Impact of the Federal Budget on the Nation's Cities
March 29, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the City

 

1976

CBO's Activities for Fiscal Year 1977 Budget Cycle
January 23, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Oversight Hearing

 

1975

Testimony on New York City's Fiscal Problem
October 23, 1975pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing, U.S. House of Representatives

Fiscal Problem: Its Origins, Potential Repercussions, and Some Alternative Policy Responses
October 1975pdf
Background Paper No. 1