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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 |
Task Forces: Overview
NCSL uses task forces to complement the work of the 12 standing committees. Task forces typically deal with issues that cut across the jurisdictions of the standing committees and are created for a specified period of time. They range in size between 20 and 30 legislators and legislative staff.
Task forces have been very effective at developing positions on highly complex and controversial issues, including immigration reform, welfare reform and No Child Left Behind.
Members of task forces are appointed by the NCSL president and staff chair and have Republican and Democrat co-chairs. Policy statements on state-federal issues that are developed by task forces must be approved through the regular NCSL policy process before becoming official.
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