All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues.
Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee
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Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee
All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues.
- Policy Platform & Resolutions 2022-2023
- 2022 NACo Legislative Priorities
All matters pertaining to the financial resources of counties, fiscal management, federal assistance, municipal borrowing, county revenues, federal budget, federal tax reform, elections and Native American issues.2015-06-08Basic page2022-08-04
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Counties & the national debt: What defaulting on the national debt could mean for counties
At some point soon the United States government could default on the national debt. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has stated that if the federal debt ceiling is not raised by June 1, the federal government could miss or delay payments on their obligations resulting in a technical default. -
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Supreme Court case could impact county property tax revenue in 21 states
On April 25, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Tyler v. Hennepin County, a case challenging Minnesota’s statutory property foreclosure scheme, which allows local governments to keep the surplus proceeds after selling property forfeited due to tax delinquency. -
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Legislation reintroduced to restore the tax-exempt status of advance refunding bonds
On March 28, Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) and David Kustoff (R-Tenn.) reintroduced the bipartisan Investing in Our Communities Act to restore the tax-exempt status of advance refunding municipal bonds that ultimately save counties and our taxpayers money. -
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President Biden releases FY 2024 budget request that includes county priorities
On March 9, 2023, President Biden released his fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request outlining the administration’s proposal for federal spending for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024. -
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Treasury releases Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund payments to eligible consolidated city-county governments
On February 21, the U.S. Department of Treasury launched the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) for eligible city-county governments. The LATCF provides $10.5 million distributed in two equal payments of $5.3 million for FYs 2023 and 2024 to “eligible revenue sharing consolidated governments” under the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Press Release |
May. 29, 2023
WASHINGTON – The National Association of Counties (NACo) today issued the following statement urging Congress to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill to provide for an increase to the debt ceiling and avoid default on the national debt.
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Reports & Toolkits |
Apr. 24, 2023
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), allocated $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America.
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Apr. 6, 2023
The original 1913 federal tax code allowed taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes paid from their federally taxable income. Since state and local taxes are mandatory payments, the state and local tax (SALT) deduction prevented double taxation.
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Associate Legislative Director – Finance, Pensions & Intergovernmental Affairs(202) 942-4272