119th (2025–2027)
H.Res. 786
H.Res. 786 is a symbolic resolution supporting the designation of September 30, 2025, as "Impact Aid Recognition Day" to honor the 75th anniversary of the Impact Aid program, which was signed into law by President Truman in 1950. The Impact Aid program provides federal funding to local school districts that lose tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property within their boundaries, serving over 600,000 "federally connected" children including military dependents, Native American students, and children living on federal lands. In fiscal year 2025, approximately $1.6 billion in Impact Aid funding will be distributed to roughly 1,100 school districts serving more than 8 million students nationwide. The resolution is a bipartisan effort expressing Congress's continued support for the program, which has been reauthorized 16 times since its establishment. This measure carries no funding requirements or enforcement mechanisms—it is purely a ceremonial expression of congressional support for the program's mission to ensure quality education in federally impacted school districts.