A resolution designating September 30, 2025, as "Impact Aid Recognition Day" to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Impact Aid program.
This Senate resolution designates September 30, 2025 as “Impact Aid Recognition Day” to mark the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid program. It provides historical and program context, noting the program’s origins in the 1950 Impact Aid Act and its ongoing role within the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The resolution emphasizes the program’s purpose: to reimburse local educational agencies for revenue losses and extra costs caused by Federal property within their districts, with funds distributed directly to these districts to address local needs. It highlights the scope of the program in 2025—federally connected students, federally owned land, and the annual funding and enrollment affected—while underscoring bipartisan support and advocacy surrounding Impact Aid. As a ceremonial resolution, it designates a day of recognition and does not authorize new funding or create new program authorities.
Key Points
- 1Designates September 30, 2025, as “Impact Aid Recognition Day” to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid program.
- 2Reaffirms the program’s importance within Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and its goal to ensure federally impacted districts provide high-quality education and access to opportunities for all students.
- 3Describes how the Impact Aid program works: administered by the Secretary of Education, reimbursing local educational agencies for revenue losses and costs associated with tax-exempt Federal property, with payments sent directly to the districts to use as needed.
- 4Provides 2025 program scope and funding context: over 600,000 federally connected children served, about 4.7 million acres of federally owned land within district boundaries, roughly $1.625 billion in FY 2025 to about 1,100 LEAs serving more than 8 million students.
- 5Notes bipartisan advocacy history and coalitions (Senate and House Impact Aid Coalitions, later the Congressional Impact Aid Caucus) as background and support for the program, while clarifying that this resolution is ceremonial and not a new funding measure.