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A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to clarify the prohibition on the use of certain Federal funds for lobbying, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 14, 2019 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the use of county funds distributed under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 for (1) any expenses related to lobbying, or (2) any activity that is to influence a state or federal lawmaker. Currently, the funds are authorized to be used for activities such as emergency services on federal land or wildfire protection.

The Forest Service, in coordination with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), must promulgate regulations that provide guidance to participating counties on the appropriate use of county funds. The Forest Service and the BLM each must publish such guidance on a public website.

Each participating county shall submit to the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior an annual report that includes a description of how the county used its county funds.

What's happening now November 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2861: A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to clarify the prohibition on the use of certain Federal funds for lobbying, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2861/
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"S. 2861: A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to clarify the prohibition on the use of certain Federal funds for lobbying, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2861/.
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S. 2861, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2861/.
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[S. 2861: A bill to amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to clarify the prohibition on the use of certain Federal funds for lobbying, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2861/)
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