Special District Grant Accessibility Act
HR 7525, the Special District Grant Accessibility Act, requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidance within 180 days clarifying how federal agencies recognize "special districts" as eligible recipients of federal grants. Special districts - state-created local entities like water districts or fire protection authorities that perform specific government functions - would directly benefit by gaining clearer pathways to access federal funding. Agencies must implement this guidance within one year and report on compliance to Congress within two years. The bill focuses on standardizing agency procedures, not creating new programs or altering grant eligibility criteria.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Mar 5, 2024
Last action Dec 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 6, 2024
How they voted
352–27
Passed · 51 other
Total votes 430
May 6, 2024
D
Democratic213
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican216
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Dec 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
upper
Jul 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
May 7, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
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)
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pat Fallon
RRepublican
Co
Andrea Salinas
DDemocratic
Co
Brittany Pettersen
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Darrell Issa
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Derek Kilmer
DDemocratic
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
Co
Jay Obernolte
RRepublican
Co
Jimmy Panetta
DDemocratic
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