H.R. 6770: State and Local Economic Stimulus Act
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H.R. 6770: State and Local Economic Stimulus Act
110th Congress · introduced 2008-07-31 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-07-31 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
State and Local Economic Stimulus Act
Plain summary
State and Local Economic Stimulus Act - Makes FY2009 appropriations to the Secretary of the Treasury to award one-time revenue grants to state governments for themselves as well as for redistribution to local governments. Sets forth a schedule for allotments based upon relative population and Tier-1 and Tier-2 unemployment rates. Requires a state or local government to use such funds to: (1) provide essential government services; (2) cover the costs of complying with any federal intergovernmental mandate for which the federal government has not provided funds; or (3) compensate for a decline in federal funding.
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Official text
State and Local Economic Stimulus Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr6770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110