Number: RL31455
Title: Federal Sunset Proposals: Developments in the 94th to 107th Congresses
Authors: Virginia A. McMurtry, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: 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.
Pages: 22
Date: Updated June 17, 2002