Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act through fiscal year 2026. It also provides retroactive fiscal year 2024 and 2025 payments for eligible counties that contain national forest land.
Who Benefits and How
Rural forested counties benefit because they continue receiving federal payments that help replace revenue lost from reduced timber receipts on federal land. Rural schools, county road departments, and local governments benefit from more predictable funding for public services tied to national forest lands.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Treasury and federal land-management payment programs must issue retroactive payments within 45 days after enactment. The federal budget bears the cost of extending and backfilling the county payment program.
Key Provisions
- Extends Secure Rural Schools authorization from fiscal year 2023 through fiscal year 2026.
- Provides retroactive payments for eligible counties for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
- Requires Treasury payments within 45 days after enactment.
- Preserves county support for schools, roads, and other local services tied to national forest lands.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Secure Rural Schools program through 2026, providing payments to rural counties with federal forest lands.
Key Policy Areas
Rural Development, Federal Lands, Local Government
Primary Purpose
Extends the Secure Rural Schools program through 2026, providing payments to rural counties with federal forest lands.
Policy Domains
Secure Rural Schools Extension
Identified Gains
- Rural forested counties
- Rural schools
- County road departments
- Local governments
Identified Costs
- Treasury payment offices
- Federal land-management payment programs
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-58.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5100-5101)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5066-5071)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Rural forested counties, Rural schools and road departments
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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