H.R. 6535In CommitteePUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Key facts
Introduced: Dec 9, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Summary
This bill extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, including by
- extending payments made to states and counties containing federal land through FY2026,
- providing for 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.
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Jan 13, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
- Dec 9, 2025Referred 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.
- Dec 9, 2025Referred 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.
- Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
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