119-hres786

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 786 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 786

 Supporting the designation of September 30, 2025, as ``Impact Aid 
 Recognition Day'' to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of 
 the establishment of the Impact Aid program.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 3, 2025

 Mr. Newhouse (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Castro of 
Texas, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Foster, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of 
California, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Peters, Mr. Bost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
 Williams of Texas, Mr. Case, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. 
 Levin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 RESOLUTION

 Supporting the designation of September 30, 2025, as ``Impact Aid 
 Recognition Day'' to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of 
 the establishment of the Impact Aid program.

Whereas September 30, 2025, marks the 75th anniversary of the date on which 
 President Harry S. Truman signed the Act of September 30, 1950 (commonly 
 known as the ``Impact Aid Act'') (64 Stat. 1100; chapter 1124), which 
 established the Impact Aid program;
Whereas the community served by the Impact Aid program considers the Impact Aid 
 program to be the ``original'' Federal elementary and secondary 
 education program;
Whereas the Impact Aid program is administered by the Secretary of Education;
Whereas the Impact Aid program reimburses local educational agencies for the 
 loss of revenue and other costs associated with the presence of tax-
 exempt Federal property within the boundaries of those local educational 
 agencies;
Whereas payments under the Impact Aid program are dispersed directly to local 
 educational agencies, which allocate those payments based on local 
 context and needs to provide a quality education to the students served 
 by those local educational agencies;
Whereas, in 2025, more than 600,000 children, including children of individuals 
 in the uniformed services (as defined in 

section 101 of title 37, United 
 States Code), children residing on Indian lands, children in low-rent 
 public housing, and children of civilians working or living on Federal 
 land, are ``federally connected children'' who are served by local 
 educational agencies that are eligible for basic support payments under 
 the Impact Aid program;
Whereas, in 2025, there are 4,700,000 acres of federally owned land within the 
 boundaries of local educational agencies for which those local 
 educational agencies are eligible to receive Federal property payments 
 under the Impact Aid program;
Whereas, in fiscal year 2025, $1,625,151,000 will be provided under the Impact 
 Aid program to approximately 1,100 local educational agencies that 
 together enroll more than 8,000,000 students;
Whereas, in 1965, Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.), which amended the Act of September 30, 
 1950 (commonly known as the ``Impact Aid Act'') (64 Stat. 1100; chapter 
 1124);
Whereas, in 1994, Congress passed the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 
 (Public Law 103-382; 108 Stat. 3518), which repealed the Act of 
 September 30, 1950 (commonly known as the ``Impact Aid Act'') (64 Stat. 
 1100; chapter 1124), and codified the Impact Aid program in the 
 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
Whereas Congress has continued to demonstrate support for the Impact Aid program 
 by reauthorizing that program 16 times between 1950 and 2020;
Whereas, to formalize and energize the broad, bipartisan support for the Impact 
 Aid program, the Senate Impact Aid Coalition was established in 1996, 
 the House Impact Aid Coalition was established in 1995, and the 2 
 coalitions were reorganized into the Congressional Impact Aid Caucus in 
 2025; and
Whereas the Federal obligation on which the Impact Aid program is based is the 
 same in September 2025 as it was when the Impact Aid program was 
 established 75 years before, in September 1950: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports ``Impact Aid Recognition Day'' to recognize 
 the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Impact Aid 
 program; and

    (2) recognizes the importance of--
        (A) the Impact Aid program under title VII of the 
 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.); and
        (B) the objective of that program to ensure that 
 all children educated in Federally impacted school 
 districts receive a high-quality education and have 
 access to the opportunities needed to reach their full 
 potential.
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