Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 became law 318 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 103 words.
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 This act extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, under which states and counties containing certain federal land may receive payments from the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for schools, roads, and certain other municipal services. The act modifies the SRS program, including by extending payments made to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026, providing lapsed payments for FY2024 and FY2025, extending the authority of counties to initiate projects using such funds through FY2028, and extending the authority to initiate projects proposed by resource advisory committees through FY2028.
- 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
- 5 of 141 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,060 words
- Subjects
- Advisory bodiesEducation programs fundingIntergovernmental relationsRural conditions and developmentState and local finance
- Latest action
- Dec 18, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-58.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 1383 Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Shared text, or included in a law · 1
- 119th H.R. 6535 To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. D · Introduced