S 356
Became law
Extends federal payments to rural counties that contain federal land through fiscal year 2026, and extends related special-project and county-fund authorities through 2028 and 2029.
Official title: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
23-JUN-2025
Passed
09-DEC-2025
Senate
Introduced
03-FEB-2025
Referred
03-FEB-2025
Passed
18-JUN-2025
President
Presented
15-DEC-2025
Signed
18-DEC-2025
Became law
18-DEC-2025
- Extends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 payment authority through fiscal year 2026.
- Requires the Treasury Secretary to make all fiscal year 2024 and 2025 payments within 45 days after enactment, reduced by any amounts a county already received.
- Sets the fiscal year 2024 and 2025 payment elections for states and counties and waives the usual election requirement for those years.
- Extends the special projects on federal land authority through 2028 and the county fund expenditure authority through 2029, and makes minor technical corrections.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 18-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.govPublic Lands and Natural Resources
■ 16 D■ 11 R■ 1 I
16 Democrats
11 Republicans
1 Independent