HR 8961
117th Congress
House
Education
Department of Education
Department of the Treasury
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Student aid and college costs
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Introduced: September 22, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1