United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8961 (117th)
To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
Introduced
22 September 2022
Last action
22 September 2022 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sponsors
Louie Gohmert, W. Steube
Subjects
Education
Source updated
21 July 2025
Summary
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
22 September 2022
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 September 2022 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2022
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 September 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 September 2022
Sponsors
- Louie Gohmert · R · Sponsor
- W. Steube · R · Sponsor
- · hsed00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8961
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8961
- us · 117-hr-8961 · source updated 21 July 2025