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H.R. 1812 105th Congress House

Department of Education Elimination Act of 1997

Official title: To provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Cost controlDepartment of EducationEconomics and Public FinanceElementary and secondary educationExecutive reorganizationFederal aid to educationFederal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment spending reductionsHigher educationLegislationStrategic planning
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jun 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Jun 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Jun 5, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Jun 5, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 5, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Jun 5, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Education Elimination Act of 1997 - Eliminates the Department of Education as of January 1, 2000.

Directs the Secretary of Education, prior to such date, to: (1) consolidate into a block grant program those programs that are administered by the Department and are appropriate for States to administer; and (2) otherwise provide for the complete elimination of the Department.

Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a strategic plan with legislative recommendations for carrying out such elimination and block grant program.

Requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to submit to a specified congressional committee recommendations for minimizing the cost of Federal education programs through the elimination of the Department.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to such congressional committee with recommendations for the most efficient means of achieving the complete elimination of the Department and the transfer of appropriate functions to other existing or successor Federal or State agencies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1812: Department of Education Elimination Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1812/
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