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HR 4110 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Block grants Building construction Capital investments Crime and Law Enforcement Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Federal aid to housing Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to the aged Federal aid to transportation Federal aid to water resources development Finance and Financial Sector Health Higher education

American Parity Act of 2005

Introduced: October 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Oct 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Sep 29, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8517)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Parity Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to states and local governments for assistance in making priority expenditures. Defines priority expenditures as ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for: (1) primary, secondary, or higher education; (2) public safety; (3) public health; (4) social services for the disadvantaged or aged; (5) roads, transportation, and water infrastructure; and (6) housing, as well as ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by state law. Requires at least one third of grant amounts to be made available to local governments.

What's happening now October 20, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4110: American Parity Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4110/
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"H.R. 4110: American Parity Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4110/.
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H.R. 4110, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4110/.
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