Federal Fiscal Relations with States and Localities: A Compendium

This collection of Congressional Research Service studies highlights current and likely areas of legislative activity in the 112th Congress relating to federal-state fiscal relations. It addresses questions such as:

• Should Congress provide direct fiscal assistance to state and local governments?
• Should the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) grant
   assistance to state and local governments be extended or modified and how will it
   affect the tax relationship?
• Should the federal government encourage more state and local spending through
  special bond programs?
• Should changes to the deduction for state and local taxes paid be part of tax
  reform?
• Should Congress pave the way for the streamlined sales and use tax agreement?
• Should Congress change the way in which states levy business activity taxes?
• Should Congress change Native American tribal taxation?

Date of Compendium:  August 19, 2011
Number of Pages: 99
Order Number: IS40310
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