Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8257

Small County PILT Parity Act

Federal Funding Boost for Small Rural Counties

3 months ago·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Natural Resources. It was recently introduced and is considered active as it waits for committee action. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.

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Unlikely to pass

While this bill helps rural areas and has support from Western representatives, most bills introduced in the House never make it past the committee stage without a major push from leadership.

Key Points

The federal government owns a lot of land like national parks and forests that cannot be taxed by local governments. To make up for this lost tax money, the government sends payments to these counties to help pay for local services like schools, roads, and police.
This bill changes the payment rules to help the smallest counties in the country. It lowers the minimum population count used in the funding formula from 5,000 people down to 500 people.
By creating new categories for very small populations, the bill allows tiny rural areas to receive more money per person than they currently do. For example, a county with only 500 people would get a much higher rate of $514.50 per resident.
This change is designed to help rural communities that have a lot of federal land but very few local taxpayers to support their community needs. It ensures that having a small population does not prevent a county from getting the financial help it needs to function.

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Milestones

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Apr 14, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Small County PILT Parity Act

Bill NumberHR 8257

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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