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A bill to terminate the Department of Education.

To terminate the Department of Education.

Introduced Mar 26, 2025

Latest action (Mar 26, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Education
Issues
Education
Legislative subjects (2)
Department of EducationExecutive agency funding and structure

Summary

This bill proposes to terminate the Department of Education, effective December 31, 2026. The bill contains a single provision setting a termination date approximately 21 months after enactment. The bill does not specify how federal education programs, funding, or personnel would be handled following the department's termination, nor does it address the transition of education functions to other agencies or levels of government. As written, the bill is a simple directive to cease the department's operations on the specified date.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
  2. Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate

More bills on these subjects (8)

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  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • S 2882 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5450 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 2 subjects)
  • SRES 133 — A resolution expressing support for the local public K-12 schools of the United States and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education. (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1825 — GRACE Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 1654 — CUTS Act (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 899 — To terminate the Department of Education. · Introduced Jan 31, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • HR 2456 — Orderly Liquidation of the Department of Education Act · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • S 1402 — Returning Education to Our States Act · Introduced Apr 9, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 3412 — Ending Administrative Garnishment Act of 2025 · Introduced May 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • S 2310 — National Education Association Charter Repeal Act · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 3801 — EO 14280 Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 6, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2025

Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Moreno) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To terminate the Department of Education.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026. <all>

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