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AID Local Government Leadership Act

USA117th CongressS-4595| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2022
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (10)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act or the AID Local Government Leadership Act This bill establishes a community grant program for local elected or appointed officials who have disabilities. Specifically, the Department of Labor must award grants to eligible entities in a state or associated with an Indian tribe to provide to local elected or appointed officials with disabilities reasonable accommodations needed to enable them to carry out their official work duties. To be eligible to receive a grant an entity shall be a local government that has a local elected or appointed official with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation to carry out official work duties for a jurisdiction that (1) is in a rural area; (2) has a population of less than 10,000; or (3) has a population of 10,000 to less than 200,000 and a poverty rate of 18% or greater. The reasonable accommodations may include physical adaptations, specialized software, communication supports, certain devices, and transportation services. Labor must annually report on the program's impact.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 21, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Government Operations and Politics

AID Local Government Leadership Act

USA117th CongressS-4595| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2022
Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act or the AID Local Government Leadership Act This bill establishes a community grant program for local elected or appointed officials who have disabilities. Specifically, the Department of Labor must award grants to eligible entities in a state or associated with an Indian tribe to provide to local elected or appointed officials with disabilities reasonable accommodations needed to enable them to carry out their official work duties. To be eligible to receive a grant an entity shall be a local government that has a local elected or appointed official with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation to carry out official work duties for a jurisdiction that (1) is in a rural area; (2) has a population of less than 10,000; or (3) has a population of 10,000 to less than 200,000 and a poverty rate of 18% or greater. The reasonable accommodations may include physical adaptations, specialized software, communication supports, certain devices, and transportation services. Labor must annually report on the program's impact.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 21, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (10)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted