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H.R. 7525: Special District Grant Accessibility Act

Passed HouseMay 6, 2024

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 5, 2024
  2. Passed House (completed)May 6, 2024, 352–27
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Passed House, May 6, 2024

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, May 6, 2024

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 352–27

Yea 352two-thirds 253Nay 27

  • Democrats185 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans166 yea, 27 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Chip Roy (R-TX), Matthew Rosendale (R-MT), Scott Perry (R-PA), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Cory Mills (R-FL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) voted Nay; and 17 more

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Showing 430 of 430 members

Yea 352

Republicans (166)

Democrats (185)

Independents (1)

Nay 27

Not voting 51

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House May 6, 2024. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • May 6, 2024HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 352–27
    Roll call 178 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats1850028
    Republicans16627023
    Independents1000
    Total35227051

    House roll call 178: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    27 crossed party lines: 27 Republicans

    How each member voted (430)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

22

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

318 points earned
  1. 1Patrick Fallon R-TX SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, passed House, reported5 events+68
  2. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Lauren Boebert R-CO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Josh Brecheen R-OK1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. May 6, 2024Passed the House, 352–27.
  2. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in the House by Patrick Fallon.
Show the full action history (16 actions)
  1. Dec 9, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
  2. Dec 9, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.
  3. Jul 31, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. May 7, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  5. May 6, 2024Mr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. May 6, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2849-2850)
  7. May 6, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7525.
  8. May 6, 2024At 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.
  9. May 6, 2024Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2860-2861)
  10. May 6, 2024Passed/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)
  11. May 6, 2024On 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)
  12. May 6, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Mar 7, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  14. Mar 7, 2024Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
  15. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  16. Mar 5, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.