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S. 356: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-03 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-58.
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Official title
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Plain summary
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.
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Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
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Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · 28 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 315 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S 356 (2025-12-09): Passed
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- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s356.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>
Record fed-us-cong119-s356 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills