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HR 1738 108th Congress House

To require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq.

Introduced: May 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9256)
Sep 30, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9003-9004)
May 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 7, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9256)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to States and local governments to coordinate their budget-related actions with Federal Government efforts to stimulate the economy. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2003 for such payments in an amount equal to the total amount appropriated for for FY 2003 for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003, and subsequent appropriations Acts.Requires not less than one-third of such amount to be made available to local governments.

Requires the Secretary to establish a formula for determining the allocation of payments, with priority consideration to the relative unemployment rate, median income, population, and poverty rate. Permits the use of funds received by States and local governments only for: (1) ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for education; public safety; public health; social services; roads, transportation, and water infrastructure; and housing; and (2) ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 16 Independent 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Oct 20, 2003
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 30, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 15, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 15, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 15, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jul 23, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Jun 10, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 14, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 9, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 9, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 7, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 1, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 1, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Apr 11, 2003
Bell, Chris
· Apr 10, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 10, 2003
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 10, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 10, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 10, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1738: To require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1738/
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"H.R. 1738: To require payments to State and local governments for infrastructure and social services needs in the same amount as the amount of relief and reconstruction funds provided to Iraq.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1738/.
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H.R. 1738, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1738/.
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