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S. 91 117th Congress Senate

Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

Official title: A bill 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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: March 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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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.
Jan 28, 2021
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 Latest action January 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

This bill makes special districts eligible for the Coronavirus Relief Fund and the Municipal Liquidity Facility program.

Specifically, the bill makes special districts eligible for payments from amounts paid to states from any new appropriations to the fund. A special district must submit a request for payment to the state with information demonstrating that the special district has experienced or is likely to experience during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency

  • reduced revenue or operational funding derived from provided services, taxes, fees, or other sources of revenue;
  • reduced indirect funding from the federal government, the state, or a unit of general government below the state level; or
  • as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, increased expenditures necessary to continue operations.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall include special districts as eligible issuers in the Municipal Liquidity Facility program, which was created in response to the COVID-19 emergency to buy municipal securities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 535 Identical bill Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 4, 2021
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 91: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-91/
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"S. 91: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-91/.
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S. 91, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-91/.
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