# 116-hr-8618: Local Government Taxpayer Fairness Act

116-hr-8618, Local Government Taxpayer Fairness Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8618
- Congress: 116
- Title: Local Government Taxpayer Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Local Government Taxpayer Fairness Act This bill allows local governments to treat the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) of the Department of the Interior as a private landowner for purposes of local property taxation and to treat lands acquired by the USFWS that are within the jurisdiction of a local government as privately-owned lands.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8618 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8618)

## Related
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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8618 (as of 2025-11-18).