Congress·In Committee·H.R. 1383

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Rural Schools: Funding Extension for Forest Counties

Feb 28, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This program is popular with both parties and has been extended many times before because it helps rural communities across the country.

Key Points

This bill extends a program that gives money to rural counties with a lot of federal land, like national forests. Because the government owns this land, it does not pay local property taxes, so this money helps fill that gap.
The funding is used to support local schools and maintain roads in these rural areas. It helps make sure kids in small towns have the same resources as those in bigger cities.
The plan covers payments for the years 2024, 2025, and 2026. It also includes a rule to make sure the Treasury Department sends out the money within 45 days of the bill becoming law.
This is a bipartisan effort led by LaMalfa and Neguse. It aims to provide stability for hundreds of counties across the country that rely on these federal payments to balance their budgets.

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Milestones

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Feb 28, 2025House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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Feb 14, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Feb 14, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 1383

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.

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D: 58R: 35

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