Federal grants help small towns pay for disability help for local officials.
H.R. 10660 — AID Local Government Leadership Act · Filed by Madeleine Dean (D-PA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a grant program. The federal government gives money to small and rural local governments. They get grants when they elect or hire a person with a disability to office. Grants pay up to $50,000 per year for sign language interpreters, office changes, or tech tools. Local governments must pay 25% of the cost themselves. They must keep funding disability help for at least 4 years after the grant ends.
Who it affects
People with disabilities who run for or hold local office. Small and rural local governments. Taxpayers in those towns.
One thing to notice
The bill gives money on a first-come, first-served basis. This may help some towns but not others. Poor towns may not be able to pay their 25% share.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- grant — Money the federal government gives to a town or state for a specific purpose.
- disability — A physical or mental condition that affects how a person moves, sees, hears, or thinks.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,285 characters) on Oct 3, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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