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H.R. 7073 116th Congress House

Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligib… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to include special districts in the coronavirus relief fund, to direct the Secretary to include special districts as an eligible issuer under the Municipal Liquidity Facility, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 1, 2020 Introduced by: John Garamendi Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 1, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E505)
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

This bill makes special districts eligible for payments from the Coronavirus Relief Fund if more than $150 billion is appropriated to the fund. The bill also directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to include special districts as eligible issuers in the Municipal Liquidity Facility program.

A special district is a political subdivision, formed pursuant to general law or special act of a state, for the purpose of performing one or more governmental or proprietary functions. Services that such districts provide include first responders, firefighting, public health, or transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 23
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Dec 17, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Dec 8, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 23, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 14, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 4, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jul 23, 2020
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 20, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jul 9, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jul 9, 2020
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jun 29, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 18, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 11, 2020
Eshoo, Anna
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 8, 2020
McNerney, Jerry
· Jun 8, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jun 1, 2020
Cox, TJ
· Jun 1, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Jun 1, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jun 1, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 1, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 1, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 1, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 1, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Jun 1, 2020
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jun 1, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Jun 1, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 1, 2020
Rouda, Harley
· Jun 1, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 1, 2020
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7073: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7073/
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