Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act passed the Senate 443 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
IntroducedJul 14, 2025
ReportedDec 17, 2025
Passed one chamberSep 30, 2026
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 83 words.
Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act This bill provides Wyoming with more flexibility to invest the principal of its permanent school fund by allowing the state to use earnings generated from investment of the fund rather than only interest. By way of background, Congress created the fund when Wyoming became a state by granting certain federal lands to be held in a trust for the state. Proceeds from school trust land sales, exchanges, or disposals are deposited into the fund to support public schools.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 128 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 91 words
- Subjects
- Education programs fundingGovernment trust fundsLand use and conservationWyoming
- Latest action
- Oct 5, 2026: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 4328 Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]