H.R. 7525 · 118th Congress

Special District Grant Accessibility Act

Introduced on Mar 5, 2024 by Pat Fallon (R-TX-4). 22 cosponsors, 13 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 9, 2024): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 5, 2024
Cosponsors
22
13 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to agencies requiring special districts to be recognized as local government for the purpose of Federal financial assistance determinations.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Government information and archives
  • Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
  • Political representation
  • State and local government operations

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Pat FallonR-TX-4Sponsor

Democrats · 13

Republicans · 9

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    May 6, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 352–27

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Mar 7, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
  6. May 6, 2024 · HouseMr. LaTurner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. May 6, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2849-2850)
  8. May 6, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7525.
  9. May 6, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  10. May 6, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2860-2861)
  11. May 6, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 27 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H2849)House · Roll call 178
  12. May 6, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 27 (Roll no. 178). (text: CR H2849)House · Roll call 178
  13. May 6, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. May 7, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  15. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  16. Dec 9, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
  17. Dec 9, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. With written report No. 118-286.
  18. Dec 9, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Eastern Municipal Water District4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  2. Coachella Valley Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  3. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS, INC.$187.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  4. Inland Empire Utilities Agency3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  5. Las Virgenes-Triunfo Joint Powers Authority3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  7. Santa Clara Valley Water District3 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  8. Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  9. American Library Association2 reports
    $113.9K reported (all issues)
  10. Association of California Water Agencies2 reports
    $215K reported (all issues)
  11. East Bay Regional Park District2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT$305.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $73K reported (all issues)
  13. ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  14. West Basin Municipal Water District2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.