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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Department of EducationDepartment of the TreasuryEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsStudent 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.
USA117th CongressHR-8961| House
| Updated: 9/22/2022
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.
Department of EducationDepartment of the TreasuryEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationIntergovernmental relationsStudent aid and college costs