U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius, NC), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and John Cornyn (R-TX) have introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize increased funding for Impact Aid programs for federally impacted public school districts, which don’t have enough tax revenue to meet their schools’ and students’ needs due to the presence of nontaxable federal property.
“Public school districts on federal land should have the same funding as other districts,” said Senator Tillis. “Congress must provide more funding so students in these districts, including our children on military bases, no longer face disadvantages due to lack of resources. I am proud to co-lead this bipartisan legislation to fully fund Impact Aid to level the playfield.”