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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 |
Deficit Reduction Letter to House Budget Committee
In previous communications, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has expressed its support for a comprehensive bipartisan strategy to rein in annual federal deficits and manage the nation’s long-term debt. NCSL sent a letter to House Budget Committee leaders asking them to take a more balanced approach. More
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Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012
In a May 18 letter to the House Judiciary Committee, NCSL expressed its concerns with H.R. 4345, the “Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012,” and urged the Committee to fully examine the state impact of this proposed legislation on existing state product liability and consumer protection laws. More
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NCSL Urges Reauthorize of the United States Export-Import Bank
In a April 16th letter, NCSL urged reauthorization of the United States Export-Import Bank and increase its lending cap. It is essential that swift action takes place before the bank’s current authorization lapses on May 31, 2012, or before thebank’s lending authority is exhausted, as expected, within the next several weeks. More
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FY2013 Budget
 NCSL strongly urges President Obama to include in your FY 2013 proposed federal budget a comprehensive, aggressive and bold plan to address America’s long-term fiscal gap. We respectfully suggest that your plan last year that would have reduced the deficit by $4 trillion is a starting point. More.
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NCSL Opposes Medical Malpractice Legislation
 In a March 14 letter, the National Conference of State Legislatures express strong, bipartisan opposition to attaching federal medical malpractice legislation, H.R. 5, the “Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011,” to the bipartisan H.R. 452, the “Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011.” More
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Online Gambling Comment Letter
One of the longstanding principles of NCSL is to oppose unwarranted federal preemption of state authority, thereby providing state legislatures the flexibility they need to be innovative and responsive to the unique needs of the residents in their state. As this ruling affords each state the option of deciding whether or not to allow Internet gambling for its residents, we ask Congress to respect the sovereignty of states and to not consider any legislation that would overturn the DOJ’s ruling or to consider any legislation that would regulate gambling at the federal level. 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 |
State-Federal Relations and Standing Committees
NCSL is nationally recognized as a formidable lobbying force in Washington, D.C. Year-in and year-out, the organization effectively works to enhance the role of states and state legislatures in the federal system. We oppose unfunded federal mandates and preemption of state authority, and seek to provide state legislatures the flexibility they need to innovate and be responsive to the unique needs of the residents of each state.
These state-federal activities are guided by NCSL's 12 standing committees. These committees develop the official policy statements that determine our positions on the wide range of federal actions that affect the states. In addition, they are fertile venues for sharing ideas about policy and legislative management innovations in state legislatures. The committees, whose jurisdictions are similar to those of committees in state legislatures, are made up of legislators and legislative staff from the 50 states and the territories. Their work is guided by legislator and legislative staff officers, who are named each year by the NCSL President and Staff Chair.
The committees meet three times each year--at Fall Forum, the Spring Forum and the annual NCSL Legislative Summit. The meetings feature speakers from Congress and federal agencies, as well as experts on state issues. Each meeting also includes debate on the state-federal position statements developed by the committees.
The committees have support from NCSL staff in the Washington and Denver offices. The staff produce various documents related to both state and federal matters, including, research and analysis on federal and state issues, action and information alerts, legislative summaries, side-by-side charts, 50-state surveys and committee e-mail list serves. The state-federal work is highlighted each week in Capitol to Capitol, which is e-mailed and faxed to legislative leaders, committee members and others.
Listen to the 2010 webinar that discusses the NCSL Standing Committees and reviewed committee rules and procedures. Here are the PowerPoint presentations that were presented in the webinar.
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