CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2608

119th Congress

CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jul 31, 2025

Primary Sponsor

John Thune

Senator

Republican

SD

Cosponsors

23

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Education

Summary

This bill would provide funding and support to improve public elementary and secondary school facilities across the United States. It would establish grants for local school districts to make major repairs, improve indoor air quality, and make schools more accessible for disabled students and staff. The bill would also restore school infrastructure tax credit bonds and create new reporting requirements to ensure the grants are having a positive impact.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3762-3763)

SponsorJohn Thune (R-SD)

Introduced7/31/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4999)

ChamberSenate

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CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025

This bill would provide funding and support to improve public elementary and secondary school facilities across the United States. It would establish grants for local school districts to make major repairs, improve indoor air quality, and make schools more acc

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This bill would provide funding and support to improve public elementary and secondary school facilities across the United States. It would establish grants for local school districts to make major repairs, improve indoor air quality, and make schools more accessible for disabled students and staff. The bill would also restore school infrastructure tax credit bonds and create new reporting requirements to ensure the grants are having a positive impact.

Bill Number: 2608
Sponsor: John Thune (R-SD)
Introduced: 7/31/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4999)
Policy Area: Education

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Fact Sheet

Title: CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2608
Sponsor: John Thune (R-SD)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4999)
Introduced: 7/31/2025
Summary: This bill would provide funding and support to improve public elementary and secondary school facilities across the United States. It would establish grants for local school districts to make major repairs, improve indoor air quality, and make schools more accessible for disabled students and staff.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would provide funding and support to improve public elementary and secondary school facilities across the United States. It would establish grants for local school districts to make major repairs, improve indoor air quality, and make schools more accessible for disabled students and staff. The bill would also restore school infrastructure tax credit bonds and create new reporting requirements to ensure the grants are having a positive impact.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Rebuild America's Schools Act of 2023 This bill provides support for long-term improvements to public elementary and secondary school facilities. First, the bill sets forth allocations to states and establishes a need-based grant program for local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve school facilities. Further, the bill specifies allowable uses of grant funds, including carrying out major repairs, improving indoor air quality, and making facilities accessible to disabled individuals. Additionally, the bill requires LEAs that receive funds for new construction, modernization, or renovation projects to comply with hazard-resistance building codes and performance criteria under the WaterSense program of the Environmental Protection Agency. Further, the bill requires such LEAs to adopt certain green practices (environmental standards) and requires the use of iron, steel, and manufactured products that are made in the United States (Buy America). The bill restores school infrastructure tax credit bonds. The bill also sets forth reporting requirements, including annual reports on grant program projects and a report by the Government Accountability Office that requires a study of the geographic distribution of projects, the impact of selected projects on student and staff health and safety, and the accessibility of projects to high-poverty schools. The bill also establishes the Office of School Infrastructure and Sustainability within the Department of Education. Next, the bill extends through FY2028 the Impact Aid Construction program. Finally, the bill establishes a grant program to assist LEAs with repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide material linked to crumbling foundations).

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Establishes a grant program for local school districts to make facility improvements, like major repairs and upgrades to indoor air quality
Requires new school construction and renovation projects to use American-made materials and meet certain environmental standards
Extends the Impact Aid Construction program to help fund school infrastructure in high-poverty areas
Creates a new grant program to assist school districts in repairing or replacing concrete foundations affected by pyrrhotite

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would directly benefit public schools and students nationwide by providing much-needed funding and support to improve aging school facilities. It would particularly help high-poverty school districts that often struggle to maintain their buildings. The improved facilities would create safer, healthier learning environments for millions of students and teachers across the country.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Education

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2608, 119th Congress (2025). "CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2608

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