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 Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-VABen ClineOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-TXChip RoyOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-AZElijah CraneOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-MOEric BurlisonOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-WYHarriet M. HagemanOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-COJeff CrankOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-OKJosh BrecheenOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-GAMike CollinsOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 31, 2025
R-GARichard McCormickOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-INVictoria SpartzOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalJan 31, 2025
R-TXBrandon GillFeb 4, 2025
R-OHDavid J. TaylorFeb 4, 2025
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeFeb 4, 2025
R-TXTroy E. NehlsFeb 13, 2025
R-TNMark E. GreenMar 18, 2025
R-ALBarry MooreMar 27, 2025
R-IDRuss FulcherMar 27, 2025
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaJun 5, 2025
R-INMarlin A. StutzmanAug 1, 2025
R-SCSheri BiggsApr 30, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 31, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 21, January 31, 2025, page H434.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1148A bill to terminate the Department of Education.Identical billMar 26, 2025

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To terminate the Department of Education.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House

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