{"id":19216,"date":"2025-12-14T14:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/?p=19216"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:54:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T22:54:22","slug":"fulcher-and-simpson-applaud-passage-of-srs-solution-for-idaho-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/fulcher-and-simpson-applaud-passage-of-srs-solution-for-idaho-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Fulcher and Simpson Applaud Passage of SRS Solution for Idaho Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014<\/strong>Today, the United States House of Representatives passed an effort to fix Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payment allocations. The Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 would reauthorize the United States Forest Service\u2019s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026 and provide lapsed payments for 2024 and 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative was supported by Idaho congressmen Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson, who cosponsored the House bill and advocated for it to be brought up for a vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHaving a majority of Idaho\u2019s lands under federal government control forces our rural counties to rely on federal programs\u2014such as Secure Rural Schools (SRS)\u2014to support infrastructure projects, schools, and critical community services,\u201d<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>said Congressman Fulcher.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cI am grateful to Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership for their collaborative efforts with myself and Congressman Simpson to get this measure on the House floor, and passed. However, a long-term solution is necessary, and I will continue to advocate for one in Congress that ensures Idahoans dictate Idaho affairs\u2014not the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNearly two-thirds of Idaho is public land, which means a vast majority of rural counties throughout the state depend on the Secure Rural Schools Program. Renewing this critical program will ensure a vital source of funding for Idaho counties and help pay for essential rural community services. I look forward to seeing this lifeline benefit local communities throughout Idaho for schools and infrastructure projects. As a longtime supporter of the SRS program, I was proud to fight for this Idaho funding alongside Congressman Fulcher and support its passage on the House floor. I\u2019m grateful to Speaker Johnson, House Leadership, and my colleagues for supporting this bipartisan program,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>added Congressman Simpson.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong>In addition to supporting the measure on the House floor, Reps. Fulcher and Simpson both worked closely with Speaker Johnson and House Republican Leadership to reaffirm support for the program and its importance to Idahoans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measure passed and now heads to President Trump\u2019s desk for his signature.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, the United States House of Representatives passed an effort to fix Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payment allocations. The Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 would reauthorize the United States Forest Service\u2019s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through Fiscal Year 2026 and provide lapsed payments for 2024 and 2025.&nbsp; This initiative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":19150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[285,824],"class_list":["post-19216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinions-op-eds","tag-congress","tag-press-release","cat-243-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19217,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19216\/revisions\/19217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gemstatepatriot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}