Bill > S06915

This bill, known as the "Reciprocal Enforcement of Claims on Unpaid or Reduced State Entitlements Act" (RECOURSE Act), establishes a new mechanism for addressing instances where the federal government owes funds to the state or has not complied with a court decision. The bill requires the state comptroller to produce a detailed monthly report documenting federal funds owed to the state, including situations where the federal government has not paid funds in accordance with a court decision, as well as anticipated future payments the state must make to the federal government (such as employment taxes and grant repayments). If the report indicates that federal funds are owed to the state in contravention of a court decision, the governor, comptroller, and budget director can jointly and unanimously direct the commissioner of taxation and finance to withhold payments to the federal government. The amount withheld cannot exceed the amount of federal funds owed to the state, and these withheld funds can be appropriated as state funds, subject to the same monetary limitation. The bill is designed to create a reciprocal enforcement mechanism that allows the state to leverage its own payments to the federal government when the federal government fails to meet its financial obligations.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6915