Emergency Funding Package – SRS? Wildfire Borrowing?

Members of both parties and both houses of Congress continue to negotiate the next emergency supplemental package in response to Hurricane’s Harvey and Irma.  There is speculation about what additional items might be included into this “must pass” relief package. 

In meetings on Capitol Hill this week, RCRC staff and its federal lobbying team were made aware of language to address wildfire funding and a possible two-year reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools program (SRS) being included.  RCRC’s federal lobbying team will be monitoring this closely and updating as additional intelligence is confirmed.