WYOMING EDUCATION TRUST MODERNIZATION ACT

On 2026-09-30, Senator John Thune (R-SD) delivered a floor speech titled "WYOMING EDUCATION TRUST MODERNIZATION ACT" in the Senate.

WYOMING EDUCATION TRUST MODERNIZATION ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 155 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5295] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] WYOMING EDUCATION TRUST MODERNIZATION ACT Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 483, S. 2273. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2273) to amend the Act of July 10, 1890, to modify certain provisions relating to the disposal of public land in the State of Wyoming for educational purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill which had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 2273) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 2273 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wyoming Education Trust Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LAND IN THE STATE OF WYOMING FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. The Act of July 10, 1890 (26 Stat. 222, chapter 664), is amended-- (1) in section 5, in the first sentence, by striking ``interest of'' and inserting ``earnings on''; (2) in section 7, by striking ``interest of'' and inserting ``earnings on''; and (3) in section 8, in the first sentence, by striking ``income thereof'' and inserting ``earnings on which''. ____________________

Referenced legislation: S2273, S2273