S. 435: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-24 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-24 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

Plain summary

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill extends through FY2023 payments made to states and eligible counties containing certain federal land under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall carry out a pilot program to allow the Chief of the Forest Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to nominate members of resource advisory committees. County funds may be used to provide or expand access to (1) broadband telecommunications services at local schools, or (2) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus. Any county funds that were obligated by a county before October 1, 2017, but are unspent on October 1, 2020, may be used by the county for any authorized use and shall be available for projects initiated after October 1, 2020. No county funds may be used for lobbying activity, regardless of the purpose for which the funds are obligated on or before the enactment of this bill.

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Official text

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · 25 cosponsors

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Ron Wyden (D-OR), James E. Risch (R-ID), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Patty Murray (D-WA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s435.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s435 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117