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House leadership needs to hear from local elected officials about SRS’s importance to rural communities
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June 20, 2025
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HOUSE ACTION NEEDED TO REAUTHORIZE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS
Urge House leadership urging swift passage of Secure Rural Schools (SRS) reauthorization
On June 18, the Senate unanimously passed the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023 <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ag2GCJfbZUC_qDTKy4c
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(S. 356). SRS authorization expired last year. To help ensure the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, counties must now focus on U.S. House advocacy. U.S. House
leadership needs to hear from local elected officials about SRS’s importance to rural communities and the disastrous consequences of failing to reauthorize this program. SRS supports
over 700 counties and without reauthorization many will experience severe budgetary shortfalls, affecting the delivery of vital services including education, infrastructure maintenance,
disaster mitigation and more.
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Urge House leadership to pass S. 356 and ensure forest counties have access to a reliable funding stream.
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Created in 2000, the SRS program provides critical funding <https://public-usa.mkt.dynamics.com/api/orgs/227b4c5a-99e5-4698-be04-ef85d0384bf3/r/ag2GCJfbZUC_qDTKy4cAAAYAAAA?target=%7B%22TargetUrl%22%3
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Irh6geP%2F%2B62D7YjYgKc41HM%2Fm1o%3D&secretVersion=a587597bbd2d4ba3bb4334f6d8be15ee> to rural counties and schools impacted by reduced timber harvests on federal lands, while also supporting
essential services like infrastructure, education and fire suppression.
Counties received their last SRS payment in 2024 and did not receive an SRS payment in 2025. It’s urgent that Congress reauthorizes SRS to prevent severe budget shortfalls in forest
counties.
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