H.R. 8961 · 117th Congress
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary…
Full title
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 22, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Sep 22, 2022): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 22, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.