# 116-hr-7073: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act

116-hr-7073, Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7073
- Congress: 116
- Title: Special Districts Provide Essential Services Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2020-06-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-7073 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7073)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-51)
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