WYDEN, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO EXTEND SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS FUNDING

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today were joined by their colleagues Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both R-Idaho, in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program for three years, and clarify congressional intention for distribution of funding for counties in Oregon with Bureau of Land Management lands.

Funding for the program expired yesterday, September 30, 2026.

"Secure Rural Schools is a lifeline for rural Oregon," Wyden said. "I'll be working as hard as I can to get this bill across the finish line, but the well-being of rural America shouldn't be dependent on Congress getting ...