To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.

1/18/2024, 6:03 AM

This bill abolishes the Department of Education and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. The bill transfers administrative responsibility for these programs to the Department of the Treasury.

The bill also directs Treasury to make allocations to states to support elementary and secondary education.

Congress
118
Number
HR - 938
Introduced on
2023-02-09
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

2/9/2023
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Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
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Introduced to Senate
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Purpose and Summary

This bill abolishes the Department of Education and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. The bill transfers administrative responsibility for these programs to the Department of the Treasury.

The bill also directs Treasury to make allocations to states to support elementary and secondary education.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Policy Areas
Education

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Member:  Keith Self

Recent Activity

Latest Summary3/20/2023

This bill abolishes the Department of Education and terminates any applicable program for which it has administrative responsibility, except for the Federal Pell Grant Program and the Federal Direct Loan Program. The bill transfers administrative...

Latest Action2/9/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.