S. 356 · 119th Congress

Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 3, 2025 by Mike Crapo (R-ID). 28 cosponsors, 16 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-58.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-58
Introduced
Feb 3, 2025
Cosponsors
28
16 from the other party
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Education programs funding
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Rural conditions and development
  • State and local finance

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 18, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike CrapoR-IDSponsor

Democrats · 16

Independents · 1

Republicans · 11

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 9, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 399–5

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 3, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 3, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Jun 18, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Jun 18, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3458)
  5. Jun 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 18, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S3459-3460)
  7. Jun 23, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Jun 23, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMr. LaMalfa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5066-5071)
  12. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 356.
  13. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseAt 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.
  14. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5100-5101)
  15. 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)House · Roll call 315
  16. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 315
  17. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 15, 2025Presented to President.
  19. Dec 15, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 18, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Dec 18, 2025Signed by President.
  22. Dec 18, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-58.
  23. Dec 18, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-58.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Federation of Teachers4 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  2. NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  3. Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition4 reports
  4. County of Kern3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  5. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE3 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)
  6. ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.