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S 1148 119th Congress Senate Education Department of Education Executive agency funding and structure

A bill to terminate the Department of Education.

Introduced: March 26, 2025 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Mar 26, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2026.

What's happening now March 26, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1148: A bill to terminate the Department of Education.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1148/
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