Congressional Preemption of State Laws

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Congress Has Voted More Than 50 Times to Override State Laws

Rep. Waxman releases a report evaluating how many times Congress has voted over the last five years to preempt state laws and regulations. Republican leaders in Congress and President Bush have repeatedly promised to respect the role of states as laboratories of democracy, but the report documents that the House and the Senate have voted 57 times to preempt state laws and regulations.

In addition to the report, Rep. Waxman has created a comprehensive database to track congressional actions preempting state laws and regulations. Click here to access and search the database.

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