Hudson Applauds Bill to Provide Financial Stability to Federally Impacted School Districts

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson (R-NC) released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act last night. Rep. Hudson cosponsored the bipartisan legislation, which would allow school districts that participate in the Impact Aid Program to use previously reported student headcounts on their applications for the 2022-2023 school year due to ongoing, yet temporary, enrollment fluctuations from the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Impact Aid is a critical source of support for schools with high populations of military families, including those surrounding Fort Bragg," said Rep. Hudson. "By ensuring every military child is fully accounted for, we ensure these schools receive the full federal funding they deserve."

Rep. Hudson has worked to increase funding for Impact Aid throughout his time in Congress to support schools surrounding Fort Bragg and throughout the country. The Impact Aid Program reimburses federally impacted schools – schools that are either located on federal property or who have students living on federal property – that often collect less in local property taxes.

On December 4, 2020, President Trump signed the Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act into law, which ensured schools didn’t need to go through the burdensome process of recalculating federally connected students in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following House passage of the Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act, the bill will now move to the Senate.

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