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HR 6458 118th Congress House Education

EMPOWER Act

Introduced: November 21, 2023 Introduced by: Bergman, Jack Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 21, 2023
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Effective Money for Pupils: Overcoming Washington’s Educational Regulation Act or the EMPOWER Act

This bill terminates the Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The bill also repeals applicable programs and statutes with respect to elementary and secondary education for which ED has administrative responsibility. ED must award block grants to each state to make allocations to local educational agencies (LEAs) based on the relative number of children aged 5 to 17 in the school district of each LEA.

What's happening now November 21, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6458: EMPOWER Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6458/
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"H.R. 6458: EMPOWER Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6458/.
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H.R. 6458, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6458/.
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[H.R. 6458: EMPOWER Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6458/)
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