All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues.
Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee
Policy Briefs
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Policy Brief
Restore Advance Refunding Bonds and Oppose Eliminating or Limiting the Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds
Urge your Members of Congress to support H.R. 5003 or similar legislation that restores advance refunding bonds and oppose any legislation that would eliminate or limit the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds. -
Policy Brief
Support Repeal of the 40 Percent Excise Tax on Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
Contact your members of Congress and urge them to support legislation to permanently repeal the 40 percent excise tax on employer-sponsored health insurance that was included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010. -
Policy Brief
Support Local Economies by Allowing the Collection of Existing Sales Taxes on Remote Sales
ACTION NEEDED Counties should work with Congress to support legislation that would allow counties to enforce their existing sales tax laws regardless of whether a purchase is made in a store, online or through a catalog retailer. -
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Policy Brief
Protect County Revenues by Opposing Preferential Tax Treatment for Particular Industries
Contact your House and Senate members and urge them to oppose legislation that would grant certain industries (e.g. wireless, rental car, and online travel) preferential tax treatment and threaten the fiscal health of local governments.
Latest Resources
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Video |
Feb. 11, 2019
This week we recap includes the State of the Union address, 5G legislation and efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services's to combat the HIV epidemic. Watch the video and check out the resources below for more information.
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Press Release |
Feb. 5, 2019
The National Association of Counties (NACo) responded to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address with the following statement from NACo Executive Director Matthew Chase
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Advocacy |
Jan. 2, 2019
NACo works to preserve local decision making, to protect counties from unfunded mandates and local preemption and to strengthen the federal-state-local partnership.
Join a steering committee and make a difference. Learn more about getting involved in NACo's Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee:
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Deputy Director of Government Affairs(202) 661-8805
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2019 NACo Legislative Conference
The NACo Legislative Conference brings together nearly 2,000 elected and appointed county officials to focus on federal policy issues that impact counties and our residents. As an attendee you’ll have the opportunity to participate in second-to-none educational sessions, interact with federal officials and participate in congressional briefings and meetings.
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