Special District Grant Accessibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-7525
Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Political representation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: 

Special District Grant Accessibility Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance within 180 days that clarifies how a federal agency recognizes a special district as a unit of local government for the purpose of being eligible to receive federal financial assistance.

Under the bill, a 
special district 
is a political subdivision of a state, with specified boundaries and significant budgetary autonomy or control, that was created by or pursuant to state law to perform limited and specific governmental or proprietary functions that distinguish it as a significantly separate entity from the administrative governance structure of any other form of local government unit within a state.

The bill requires federal agencies to implement OMB's guidance within one year of the date it is issued.

action_date: 2024-05-06
text: 

Special District Grant Accessibility Act

This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance within 180 days that clarifies how a federal agency recognizes a special district as a unit of local government for the purpose of being eligible to receive federal financial assistance.

Under the bill, a 
special district 
is a political subdivision of a state, with specified boundaries and significant budgetary autonomy or control, that was created by or pursuant to state law to perform limited and specific governmental or proprietary functions that distinguish it as a significantly separate entity from the administrative governance structure of any other form of local government unit within a state.

The bill requires federal agencies to implement OMB's guidance within one year of the date it is issued. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
action_date: 2024-12-09
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
action_date: 2024-07-31
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2024-05-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 27 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H2849)
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 27 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H2849)
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2860-2861)
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7525.
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2849-2850)
action_date: 2024-05-06
text: Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in House