HR 899 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

To terminate the Department of Education.

Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Thomas Massie R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 31, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 31, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2026.

Cosponsors 37

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 31, 2025 to Apr 30, 2026, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-VA	Ben Cline	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-AZ	Elijah Crane	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-MO	Eric Burlison	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-WY	Harriet M. Hageman	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-CO	Jeff Crank	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-OK	Josh Brecheen	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-TX	Keith Self	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-CO	Lauren Boebert	Original	Jan 31, 2025
R-GA	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Original	Jan 31, 2025

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Actions 2

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Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1148	A bill to terminate the Department of Education.	Identical bill	Mar 26, 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House

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