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S. 5198 117th Congress Senate

Local Assistance Fairness Act

Official title: A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to make eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments eligible for payments from the Local Assistance a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to make eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments eligible for payments from the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
Social Welfare
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 7, 2022
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 Latest action December 7, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local Assistance Fairness Act

This bill expands eligibility for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund to revenue-sharing consolidated governments. (The Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund is a general revenue enhancement program that provides additional assistance to eligible counties and tribal governments for any governmental purpose except lobbying.)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5198: Local Assistance Fairness Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5198/
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"S. 5198: Local Assistance Fairness Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5198/.
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S. 5198, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5198/.
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