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Congressional Preemption of State Laws and Regulations
House Committee on Government Reform Special Investigations Division
House Committee on Government Reform
Special Investigations Division
Abstract
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform investigated the legislative actions of the Republican-controlled Congress and President Bush regarding federal preemption of state and local laws. The report states that over the past five years, the House and Senate, with the President's approval, have voted 57 times to preempt state laws, resulting in 27 laws that centralize policy-making in Washington. The report underscores a substantial shift toward federalization and the undermining of traditional state powers, contradicting the professed commitment to state autonomy by Republican leaders.
Date
2006-06-06
Document Type
House Minority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
57 pages
Congress
109
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2001: Intergovernmental Relations
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https://web.archive.org/web/20061129195554/http://www.democrats.reform.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1071