"Testimony Concerning Sunset Legislation" · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_352
Title: "Testimony Concerning Sunset Legislation"
Description: Testimony of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin advocating for sunset legislation before the Subcommittee on Legislative Process of the House Rules Committee. The sunset method of legislation requires laws and agencies of government to be periodically reconsidered in order to avoid keeping laws in place that become unnecessary over time. Congressman AuCoin explained how "a strict schedule of automatic terminations, thorough preliminary staff work, a phased-in approach and review of programs according to policy area -- are vital to the success of the sunset method." Sunset legislation was widely discussed in the 1970s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator: AuCoin, Les
Date: Year(s): 1979
Date: Display: 1979
Subject: United States. Congress. House.; Legislators--United States; Bills, Legislative; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Sunset reviews of government programs--Law and legislation
Place: United States
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text