Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
S. 356 (119th)Bill Overview
Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Public Lands and Natural Resources|Advisory bodiesEducation programs funding
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Bipartisan
Introduced
Feb 3, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageLaw
Became Public Law No: 119-58.
Introduced
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President
Law
01 · The brief
<p><strong>Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, including by</p><ul><li>extending payments made to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026,</li><li>providing for payments for FY2024 and FY2025,</li><li>extending the authority of counties to initiate projects using such funds through FY2028, and</li><li>extending the authority to initiate projects proposed by resource advisory committees through FY2028.</li></ul>
Passage100/100
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention62/100
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Who this appears to help vs burden0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Centrist—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
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President
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Passage likelihood100/100
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is reproducing that support in the other chamber.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
HOUSE · Dec 9, 2025
399 yes · 5 noPassed
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes 99% No 1%
Against party line
Chip Roy (TX)RR · No
Eric Burlison (MO)RR · No
Jodey C. Arrington (TX)RR · No
Thomas Massie (KY)RR · No
Aaron Bean (FL)RR · Yes
Abraham J. Hamadeh (AZ)RR · Yes
Adam Gray (CA)DD · Yes
Adam Smith (WA)DD · Yes
Addison P. McDowell (NC)RR · Yes
Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ)DD · Yes
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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
This bill has already cleared the legislative process and become law.
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