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State-Federal Relations and Standing Committees
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| News Highlights: State-Federal & Standing Committees | Standing Committees: Membership & Governance | Capitol to Capitol / Newsletters | Letters/Testimony | Policy Positions | Federal Resources |
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Supreme Court Takes on Federalism Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing three major cases that deal with federalism this term, cases that are expected to draw bright lines on where state and federal powers begin and end. Read brief descriptions of the three cases and listen to an interview with NCSL’s Senior Federal Affairs Counsel Susan Frederick, who explains what the court will be deciding. More
Regulation of Insurance
NCSL submits comments to the Federal Insurance Office on the regulation of insurance in the United States. More
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NCSL Standing Committees & Task Forces
| Overview | Agriculture and Energy | Budgets and Revenue | Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce | Education | Environment | Health | Human Services and Welfare |
| Labor and Economic Development | Law and Criminal Justice | Legislative Effectiveness | Redistricting and Elections | Transportation | Task Forces |
NCSL Fall Forum - CFI Committee Handouts
 The Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce (CFI) Committee presented several informative programs at the NCSL Fall Forum in Tampa, Forida, Nov. 29-Dec. 2, 2011. Get the handouts from sessions on debt collection, mobile health and leveraging technology to combat health care fraud. More
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Surplus Lines Insurance
 Included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is language addressing excess and surplus lines insurance, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (NRRA). The NRRA, by its various provisions will preempt or supersede portions of the excess and surplus lines law as they exist today in the states. States need to amend their excess and surplus lines insurance statutes to conform to the mandatory provisions and definitions contained in the NRRA by July 2011. More
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Archived Medical Malpractice/Liability Webinar
 Most states have taken up the issues surrounding medical malpractice and handle the issues surrounding the filing and processing of these cases in ways that are consistent with existing state law, giving due consideration to factors that may be unique to a particular state. This CLE-eligible Webinar will highlight recent state legislation and include an update on federal legislation threatening preemption. More
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NCSL Letter to the Federal Insurance Office
NCSL submitte d comments on behalf of state legislatures to the Federal Insurance Office as it prepares its report to Congress in accordance with the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Acton. Comments
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Prepaid Point of Sale
E9-1-1 fees have historically been collect ed from telecommunications users on their monthly bills and remitted to governments by telecommunications providers. However, the lack of a billing relationship between the prepaid wireless user and the sellers and providers of prepaid wireless service means that the existing collection methodologies are not well suited to prepaid wireless, causing administrative and legal disputes that inhibit collection of E9-1-1 fees on prepaid wireless service. More
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