Federal funding boost for schools on military bases, tribal lands
H.R. 5195 — Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act · Filed by Mike Levin (D-CA) · 28 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 8, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill increases federal funding for Impact Aid—a program that compensates school districts for lost property tax revenue when the federal government owns land within their boundaries (military bases, national parks, Indian reservations). It authorizes rising appropriations from 2026 to 2031 across four categories: payments for federal land acquisition ($85M–$250M), basic payments to affected districts ($1.49B–$2.35B), payments for educating children with disabilities ($50M–$120M), and school construction ($20M–$45M). The bill does not mandate spending; it authorizes Congress to appropriate these amounts.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward authorization of appropriations for an existing federal education program. It increases funding levels across multiple Impact Aid categories over a six-year period with no structural changes to the program itself.
What the text implies
- Authorization does not guarantee appropriation: Congress must still vote to fund these amounts in annual appropriations bills; the bill creates no mandatory spending.
- Funding increases are front-loaded toward construction and basic payments, suggesting prioritization of immediate district needs over long-term capital projects.
- The six-year authorization window (2026–2031) extends beyond the current congressional term, signaling multi-year commitment but requiring reauthorization or extension.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
School districts serving students on or near federal property (military families, tribal lands, national parks) currently receive inadequate federal compensation for lost tax base. This bill authorizes increased federal funding to close that gap, benefiting students and families in those districts. The authorization is transparent and targets a documented public need.
Who stands to gain
- school districts with federal property (military bases, Indian reservations, national parks)
- students in those districts (indirect benefit via improved school resources)
Named in the bill
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Impact Aid program, Section 7002 (federal land acquisition payments), Section 7003(b) (basic and heavily impacted district payments), Section 7003(d) (children with disabilities payments), Section 7007 (construction authority)
Where it stands
28 cosponsors: 20 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
- Sep 8, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Education and Workforce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
1 lobbying clients named this bill on 2 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $20,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 8 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.
More lobbying clients named this bill than 0% of bills with at least one filing.
Mike Levin, the sponsor, reported $429,156 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.
- National Association of Federally Impacted Schools — $20,000 on 2 filings
Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 13, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,783 characters) on Oct 17, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 13, 2026 · page rendered 2026-10-20.
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