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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 9370

Introduced

Protect Local Funding Act

Sponsor
DHaley M. Stevens· Michigan
Introduced
June 18, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.June 18, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9370 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9370

To prohibit the finalization, implementation, or enforcement of a 
proposed rule with respect to Federal financial assistance, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 18, 2026

Ms. Stevens (for herself, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Goldman of New York, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. 
Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Foster, Ms. Budzinski, Mrs. McClain Delaney, 
Ms. McBride, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Riley of New York, 
Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Scanlon, and 
Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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A BILL

To prohibit the finalization, implementation, or enforcement of a 
proposed rule with respect to Federal financial assistance, and for 
other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Local Funding Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING, IMPLEMENTING, OR ENFORCING A 
PROPOSED RULE WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE.

The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head 
of any other Federal agency, may not finalize, implement, or enforce 
the proposed rule titled ``Regulation for Federal Financial 
Assistance'' published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2026, (91 
Fed. Reg. 32198), or any substantially similar rule.
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In plain terms

The Protect Local Funding Act aims to stop the finalization, implementation, or enforcement of a specific proposed rule related to Federal financial assistance. This rule was published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2026. The bill affects the Office of Management and Budget and other Federal agencies by preventing them from moving forward with this rule or any similar ones.

Hidden provisions

  • SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FINALIZING, IMPLEMENTING, OR ENFORCING A PROPOSED RULE WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASS

    The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of any other Federal agency, may not finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule titled 'Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance' published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2026, (91 Fed. Reg. 32198), or any substantially similar rule.

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