Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026
What it does
The Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance within 180 days of enactment clarifying how federal agencies should recognize special districts as units of local government for eligibility in federal financial assistance programs. Agencies would then have one year to implement this guidance and conform their policies, and the OMB Director must report to Congress within two years on agency compliance. The bill affects special districts—defined as politically subdivided entities with budgetary autonomy created under state law to perform specific governmental functions—and aims to ensure they are treated…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Patrick Fallon
- Andrea Salinas
- Brittany Pettersen
- Clarence Owens
- Dan Newhouse
- David Valadao
- Doug LaMalfa
- Emily Randall
- Eugene Vindman
- George Whitesides
- Janelle Bynum
- Jay Obernolte
- John Garamendi
- Josh Harder
- Julia Brownley
- Ken Calvert
- Kevin Mullin
- Kim Schrier
- Raul Ruiz
- Salud Carbajal
- Sam Liccardo
- Suzan DelBene
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Valerie Hoyle
- Vince Fong
- Young Kim
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.