# 119-hr-2766: Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act

119-hr-2766, Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2766
- Congress: 119
- Title: Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 28
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Clarifies that special districts are eligible for federal financial assistance and pushes agencies to update how they administer grants.** This bill would make the Office of Management and Budget issue guidance and require agencies to align their policies with that guidance.

## Cosponsors (28)

- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2026-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-04-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20] (R-CA), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-02-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2026-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Define special districts and aid: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define what a "special district" is for federal programs. It would say a special district is a state-created political subdivision with set boundaries and its own budget control. The bill would say "State" includes DC, territories, possessions, and federally recognized In…
- OMB guidance for special districts: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would require the OMB Director to issue guidance within 180 days after enactment clarifying that special districts can be treated as units of local government eligible for Federal financial assistance. The head of each federal agency would have one year after that guidance is i…

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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2766 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2766)

## Related
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2766 (as of 2026-10-24).