One would require early cost estimates for mandates imposed on the private sector as well.

By contrast, the Senate bill would impose more stringent mandates.

Republicans acknowledged that they were imposing new mandates on employers.

The report identifies which legislation before the Congress would have imposed federal mandates on another level of government or the private sector.

He said municipalities also continue to suffer from mandates imposed by the state and Federal governments.

We're not waiting for the state to impose mandates.

Article 51 A(g) imposed additional environmental mandates on the Indian state.

It will not take effect until later this year, and does not reverse any mandates imposed on the states by past legislation.

It also imposes laws, rules and mandates that require costly, often unreasonable, spending.

Senators promised to pay close attention to the concerns of governors, who say the work requirements would impose costly new mandates on states.