Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each c…
The bill abolishes the Department of Education 270 days after enactment, repeals most Department programs except specified transfers, and reassigns selected education programs to other federal departments.
It creates Treasury-run block grant programs for K–12 and postsecondary education funding to states, sets data, audit, and civil‑rights conditions, assigns enforcement of certain education civil‑rights laws to the DOJ Civil Rights Division, and authorizes appropriations equal to DOE FY2019 with limits on block grants and administration.
Abolishing a Cabinet department and redistributing major programs is highly disruptive and politically fraught; enactment unlikely without major compromise or broad bipartisan support.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive policy change that clearly sets out the core action (abolish the Department of Education) and includes several concrete implementation elements (program transfer deadlines, block grant formulas, funding authorization, civil rights enforcement assignment), but it lacks many detailed statutory conforming amendments and operational transition provisions that would commonly be expected for a reorganization of this scale.
Role of federal government: federal oversight vs state control.
Role of federal government: federal oversight vs state control.
Likely strongly opposed.
The bill removes a federal education agency, shifts programs away from education expertise, and replaces programmatic authority with broad state block grants.
Concerns focus on protections for students with disabilities, civil rights enforcement effectiveness, and potential funding and equity losses.
Mixed and cautious.
The bill's goals to devolve control and simplify federal structure appeal somewhat, but the operational risks and legal complexity during transition are concerning.
Support depends on clear transition plans, maintained protections, and transparent funding details.
Generally supportive.
The bill abolishes a cabinet agency, returns education funding control to states via block grants, and reduces centralized federal program control.
Praise focuses on decentralization and reduced federal bureaucracy, though administrative details merit attention.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Abolishing a Cabinet department and redistributing major programs is highly disruptive and politically fraught; enactment unlikely without major compromise or broad bipartisan support.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Role of federal government: federal oversight vs state control.
Abolishing a Cabinet department and redistributing major programs is highly disruptive and politically fraught; enactment unlikely without…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a substantive policy change that clearly sets out the core action (abolish the Department of Education) and includes several concrete implementation elements (prog…
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