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S 2273 Passed a chamber

Replaces the word "interest" with "earnings" in three sections of the 1890 Wyoming statute that governs public land sold to fund schools, so the trust income is described as earnings on the trust.

Official title: Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 05-OCT-2026
Senate
Introduced 14-JUL-2025
Referred 14-JUL-2025
Approved by committee 17-DEC-2025
Reported 23-JUL-2026
On the calendar 23-JUL-2026
Passed 30-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Amends sections 5, 7, and 8 of the Act of July 10, 1890, which govern disposal of public land in Wyoming for educational purposes
  • Changes the phrase "interest of" to "earnings on" in sections 5 and 7
  • Changes "income thereof" to "earnings on which" in section 8 and leaves the land disposal rules otherwise unchanged
AI-generated from the Engrossed in Senate text of 30-SEP-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (14-JUL-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 30-SEP-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican