Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Long title	An Act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 104th United States Congress
Effective	January 1, 1996
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 104–4 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	109 Stat. 48
Legislative history
	Introduced in the United States Senate by Dirk Kempthorne (R‑ID) on January 4, 1995; Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on the Budget; United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Passed the Senate on January 27, 1995 (86-10); Passed the House of Representatives on February 1, 1995 (without objection); Reported by the joint conference committee on March 1, 1995; agreed to by the Senate on March 15, 1995 (91-9) and by the House of Representatives on March 16, 1995 (394-28); Signed into law by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1995;

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)(pdf)(text) restricts the federal imposition of unfunded mandates on state, local and tribal governments in the United States.