United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 856 (98th)
A bill to terminate Federal involvement in education.
Introduced
25 January 1983
Last action
4 February 1983 · Committee
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Sponsors
Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
4 February 2025
Summary
Abolishes the Department of Education and terminates all Federal involvement in education. Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conclude the outstanding affairs of the Department.
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Timeline
25 January 1983
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1983
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1983
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Source: Committee
4 February 1983
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, Education.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 25 January 1983
Sponsors
- Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/856
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/856
- us · 98-hr-856 · source updated 4 February 2025