S1148Referred to Committee
A bill to terminate the Department of Education.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-26
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor

Rand Paul
Republican · KY · Senator
Votes with party: 67.0% (871 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$473k
Full profile: /officials/P000603
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-03-26
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-26
Previously
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-26
Plain-English Summary
This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2026.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Education
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