Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act

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Introduced 2025-07-14Topic: land use zoning

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act This bill provides Wyoming with more flexibility to invest the principal of its permanent school fund by allowing the state to use earnings generated from investment of the fund rather than only interest. By way of background, Congress created the fund when Wyoming became a state by granting certain federal lands to be held in a trust for the state. Proceeds from school trust land sales, exchanges, or disposals are deposited into the fund to support public schools.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-09-30	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5295; text: CR S5295)
2026-09-30		Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.	floor pass
2026-07-23	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 483.
2026-07-23	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.	refer
2026-07-23		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.	report
2025-12-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.	refer
2025-12-02	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.	refer
2025-07-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	refer
2025-07-14		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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