# 119-s-5607: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Clarification Act

119-s-5607, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Clarification Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5607
- Congress: 119
- Title: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Clarification Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-30
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Restores the full 75-percent county payment from the Oregon and California land-grant fund.** It also standardizes payment rules across the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and expands county choices for how they receive SRSA funds. - Counties: Counties tied to the Oregon and California land-grant fund would see the full 75% county payment restored and clearer, consistent payment names to make funding easier to track locally. - Federal payment rules: The bill would recast Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management payments as unified "revenue-based payments," remove the old 50% reference in the BLM definition, and replace older "base" and "adjusted" share terms across SRSA sections. - County election choices: Counties would get a defined set of eight election options to mix county payments, state shares, and Forest Service and BLM revenue-based payments so local leaders can tailor funding mixes.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More payment choices for rural counties: benefit, low. If enacted, eligible counties would be able to choose one of eight payment options under the Secure Rural Schools program. Options include the county payment, a share of the State payment, Forest Service or BLM revenue-based payments, or several combinations of those streams. The bill would restore…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-5607 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5607)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5607 (as of 2026-10-17).