AID Local Government Leadership Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10660 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10660 To support local governments for jurisdictions that elect or appoint a person with a disability in providing the accommodations needed for the elected or appointed official to carry out their official work duties, and to build the capacity of local governments to have consistent and adequate funding for accommodations. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 1, 2026 Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To support local governments for jurisdictions that elect or appoint a person with a disability in providing the accommodations needed for the elected or appointed official to carry out their official work duties, and to build the capacity of local governments to have consistent and adequate funding for accommodations. 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 ``Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act'' or the ``AID Local Government Leadership Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates approximately 1 in 4 adults in the United States has a disability. (2) Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that the labor force participation rate of people with disabilities is consistently half of that of people without disabilities. (3) The National Council on Independent Living reports that people with disabilities are underrepresented in elected offices. (4) Local governments are required, under