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HR 3415 108th Congress House

State Assistance Accountability Act

Official title: To improve the program of temporary Federal fiscal assistance to States.

Introduced: October 30, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Nov 13, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Oct 30, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Oct 30, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 13, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
State Assistance Accountability Act - Amends title VI (Temporary State Fiscal Relief) of the Social Security Act to revise the provision concerning the limitation on temporary State fiscal relief, to permit the use of such funds only for types of expenditure authorized under: (1) the budget of the State for the fiscal year for which the funds are to be expended that, as of May 28, 2003, was most recently approved by the State legislature; or (2) in the absence of such a budget, the budget of the State for the fiscal year for which the funds are to be expended that, as of May 28, 2003, was at the furthest stage of development by the State legislature. Requires the Secretary to: (1) audit a State's use of such funds; and (2) require remittance of all inappropriately expended funds, plus a penalty and interest.

Defines an "essential government service" as reduction in the amount of debt held or planned to be held by a State, and not any activity that was not funded by a State in its previous fiscal year.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
CRANE, PHILIP
· Oct 30, 2003
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Oct 30, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 30, 2003
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Oct 30, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 30, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3415: State Assistance Accountability Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3415/
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