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Pub. L. 119-58 · S. 356 · 119th Congress

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Signed into law Dec 18, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

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What this law does

  • Extends payments through FY2026 to states and counties with certain federal land, to support schools, roads, and other local services.
  • Provides payments that had lapsed for FY2024 and FY2025.
  • Extends through FY2028 the authority for counties and resource advisory committees to start projects using these funds.
1 subject in this law: Rural county payments

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2025 · Senate
  2. 135 daysPassed SenateJun 18, 2025
  3. 174 daysPassed HouseDec 9, 2025
  4. 6 daysPresented to the PresidentDec 15, 2025
  5. 3 daysSigned into lawDec 18, 2025
318days, introduction to signature
135days to pass the Senate
174more days to pass the House
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official 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.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 18, 2025).

Who wrote it

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

28 cosponsors: 16 Democrats, 11 Republicans, 1 Independents. 20 signed on the day it was introduced, 8 joined later.

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CosponsorSigned on
Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]Feb 3, 2025Original cosponsor
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]Feb 6, 2025
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]Feb 20, 2025
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]Feb 25, 2025
Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]Mar 4, 2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]Mar 14, 2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]Mar 25, 2025
Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]May 15, 2025
Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI]Mar 9, 2026

Recorded votes

DateChamberVoteYeasNays
Dec 9, 2025HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 5 (Roll no. 315).3995

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in Senate) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in Senate).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in Senate) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in Senate) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in Senate text (Feb 3, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

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Dec 18, 2025Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2025Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Dec 18, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Dec 15, 2025Presented to President.
Dec 15, 2025Presented to President.
Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 5 (Roll no. 315). (text: CR H5066-5067)
Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399 - 5 (Roll no. 315). (text: CR H5066-5067)
Dec 9, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5100-5101)
Dec 9, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 356.
Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5066-5071)
Dec 9, 2025Mr. LaMalfa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 23, 2025Held at the desk.
Jun 23, 2025Received in the House.
Jun 23, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 18, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 18, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3458)
Jun 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 18, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S3459-3460)
Feb 3, 2025Introduced in Senate
Feb 3, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.