Laws That Contain Mandates

CBO periodically reviews public laws enacted throughout the year for intergovernmental and private-sector mandates. Occasionally, CBO will identify mandates that were not reviewed before enactment. In some cases, legislation is enacted without being considered by a committee (the stage at which almost all bills are reviewed for mandates); in others, mandates are included in amendments made on the House or Senate floor or in conference; in still other cases, mandates are included in appropriation bills, which UMRA does not direct CBO to review.

This page lists individual intergovernmental mandates; filters on the left can narrow search results.

—Search Bills Reviewed by CBO That Contained Mandates
—CBO’S Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

  • Regular = Costs Fall Below the Statutory Threshold ($82M in 2019)
  • Bold = Costs Exceed the Statutory Threshold ($82M in 2019)
  • Italic = Costs Could Not Be Determined
  • Regular = Costs Fall Below the Statutory Threshold ($164M in 2019)
  • Bold = Costs Exceed the Statutory Threshold ($164M in 2019)
  • Italic = Costs Could Not Be Determined
Law # Public Law Description of Mandate Related Cost Estimates
116-94 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • Requires policyholders of property and casualty insurance to pay surcharges for terrorism insurance in the event of a certified terrorist attack
  • Preempts state laws that regulate terrorism insurance
  • Requires property and casualty insurers to collect and report information about terrorism insurance policies
  • Requires property and casualty insurers to collect surcharges from policyholders
  • Requires property and casualty insurers to offer terrorism insurance
116-92 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • Eliminates the ability of public entities to appeal the federal government's decision to take land into trust for the benefit of the Chumash Tribe
  • Extinguishes existing and future claims and appeals regarding land laken into trust for the Chumash Tribe
  • Increases the cost of complying with existing mandates by increasing the authorized end strength for active-duty personnel
  • Preempts state licensing laws by permitting licensed veterinarians employed by the Department of Defense or members of the Armed Services or National Guard to perform veterinary services in any state, the District of Columbia, or U.S. territory without requiring the veterinarian to obtain additional state or local licenses to practice in those jurisdictions
  • Preempts states from collecting taxes on military spouses by allowing spouses to elect residency for any purpose while living in another state with their spouse who has relocated under military or naval orders
  • Prohibits state and local governments from collecting taxes on land placed into trust for the Little Shell Tribe
  • Prohibits state and local governments from collecting taxes on land taken into trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
  • Prohibits state and local governments from taxing land taken into trust for the Lytton Rancheria of California
116-22 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019
  • Preempts state laws that conflict with a new restriction on the venue in which individuals may pursue liability claims against medical personnel responding to a declared emergency
116-8 Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018
  • Extends the fees state and local governments must pay to reregister the use of pesticides through 2023
116-2 Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act
  • Extends anti-terrorism security mandates on chemical facilities under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program for 15 additional months
115-417 RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018
  • Preempts state laws governing registration of certain investment advisers who advise rural companies
115-407 Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018
  • Prohibits multichannel video programming and Internet providers from imposing early termination or reconnection fees on certain service members
115-395 CyberTipline Modernization Act of 2018
  • Expands an existing mandate on Internet service providers to report violations of child pornography and sexual exploitation laws to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's CyberTipline
115-334 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
  • Permits the Secretary to require states to refer or reassess individuals who are determined to be ill-suited for their employment or training situation under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • Preempts state laws governing the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption that are less strict than federal law
  • Preempts state laws that allow animal fighting
  • Preempts state or tribal laws that would prohibit the transportation or shipment of hemp or hemp products authorized by the title
  • Prohibits fees assessed by state benefit issuers for switching or routing electronic benefit transfer transactions
  • Requires state agencies to consult with their state workforce development board or local employers when designing the state's employment and training program under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • Requires state agencies to notify households and expunge unused benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after 9 months
  • Requires state agencies to preserve state records systems under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the purposes of review, inspection, and audit
  • Requires states to clarify or verify information returned from various data matches that conflicts with information made for eligibility or benefits determinations under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
  • Requires states to submit data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants to a federally run National Accuracy Clearinghouse, including social security numbers, employment status, income amounts, and assets for households and individuals
  • Requires states to transmit conservation and management data for fisheries within their jurisdiction from which green sea urchin is harvested and exported
115-321 National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act
  • Preempts state and local laws that would otherwise impede the ability of the National Law Enforcement Museum to acquire, possess, transport, import, or display firearms
115-282 Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019
  • Increases the costs of complying with existing mandates by increasing the number of U.S. Coast Guard servicemembers on active duty by about 1,500 and making those additional servicemembers eligible for protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  • Preempts state and local laws by allowing health-care professionals to practice in states other than where they are licensed if they are members, employees, or contractors of the U.S. Coast Guard performing authorized duties
  • Preempts state and local laws by establishing exclusive federal regulation of ballast water and other discharges of vessels through a national uniform standard and set of best management practices
  • Requires drawbridge owners and operators to record drawbridge movements in a logbook and make the log available for inspection by the Coast Guard
  • Requires operators of marine terminals to submit reports on their business activities to the Federal Maritime Commission if requested
115-273 SUCCESS Act
  • Requires private and public entities to pay additional fees, if such fees are increased by the Patent and Trademark Office
115-271 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
  • Requires railroads regulated by DOT to expand drug and alcohol testing to include all employees that perform mechanical activities
115-270 America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
  • Expands the number of small public water systems (those serving fewer than 10,000 people) that must monitor drinking water for unregulated contaminants
  • Increases the cost of an existing mandate on hydropower licenses to pay fees if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission increases annual fee collections to cover its administrative costs
  • Requires all public water systems to include information in consumer confidence reports about actions taken to control corrosion in pipes
  • Requires license applicants for closed-loop storage projects to pay fees to offset the costs of studies and reviews conducted by fish and wildlife agencies
  • Requires public water systems that serve populations larger than 3,300 to conduct assessments of the risks posed to their systems, prepare emergency response plans, and certify to EPA that they have done so
  • Requires public water systems that serve populations larger than 10,000 to send consumer confidence reports to their customers twice per year
  • Requires state emergency response commissions and local emergency planning committees to notify state water agencies whenever there is a release of hazardous chemicals into water bodies used for drinking water
  • Requires state emergency response commissions and local emergency planning committees to provide information about chemicals stored at specific facilities whenever local public water systems request that information
115-264 Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
  • Preempts state laws governing infringement claims for musical works recorded before 1972
  • Preempts state property laws governing royalties that go unclaimed by copyright holders for long periods of time