The pivotal politics of temporary legislation

Temporary legislation-law that expires on a given date-is an increasingly important part of the policy landscape in areas as diverse as homeland security, gun control, and taxation. Whether temporary legislation is renewed (and just as importantly, whether sophisticated actors expect such legislatio...

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Published in:Iowa law review Vol. 100; no. 3; p. 1055
Main Author: Oh, Jason S
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Iowa City University of Iowa 01.03.2015
University of Iowa, College of Law
Subjects:
Capital gains
Evaluation
Federal legislation
Firearm laws & regulations
Laws, regulations and rules
Legislation
Legislators
Political science
Political theory
Politics
Presidents
Studies
Sunset reviews of government programs
United States > US
ISSN:0021-0552
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Summary:Temporary legislation-law that expires on a given date-is an increasingly important part of the policy landscape in areas as diverse as homeland security, gun control, and taxation. Whether temporary legislation is renewed (and just as importantly, whether sophisticated actors expect such legislation to be renewed) is key to understanding its behavioral effects and long-run policy implications. Before we can evaluate the desirability of any piece of temporary legislation, we must first understand the uncertainty surrounding its renewal. This Article fills a gap in the existing literature by providing a theoretical and empirical framework for exploring that uncertainty.
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ISSN:0021-0552