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Federal Sunset Proposals: Developments in the 94th to 107th Congresses (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date June 17, 2002
Report Number RL31455
Report Type Report
Authors Virginia A. McMurtry, Government and Finance Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

This report begins with consideration of the sunset concept and its initiation at the state level. Attention then turns to the evolution of federal sunset legislation, with special attention to developments during 1975-1980, which are reviewed in the context of each Congress. The final section provides a summary of activity from 1981 to the present. A bibliography on sunset legislation, with citations for related hearings, reports, and other congressional documents, also is included.