To terminate the Department of Education.

H.R. 899 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

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38 members · Left 0 · Center 0 · Right 38 (Bill Ranking)

Sponsor	Rep. Massie, Thomas (R-KY) (Introduced 01/31/2025)
Sponsor Voting Record	Right · DW-NOMINATE +0.65 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
Support	LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 38 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once
Committees	House - Education and Workforce Committee
Latest Action	01/31/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Roll Call Votes	There have been no roll call votes
Source	view on congress.gov →

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Summary (1)

Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

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

Text (1)

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 899 IH: To terminate the Department of Education. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-31 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 899IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 31, 2025Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Burlison, Mr. Cline, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Collins, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crank, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Greene of Georgia, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Harris of Maryland, Mr. McCormick, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Norman, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Perry, Mr. Roy, Mr. Self, Mrs. Spartz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Timmons, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and WorkforceA BILLTo terminate the Department of Education.

1.Termination of the Department of EducationThe Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.

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All Actions (3)

Date	Chamber	All Actions
01/31/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
01/31/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
01/31/2025	House floor actions	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Titles (2)

Title Type	Title
Display Title	To terminate the Department of Education.
Official Title as Introduced	To terminate the Department of Education.

Amendments (0)

There are no amendments to this bill.

Cosponsors (37)

Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-0]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5]* — 01/31/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24]* — 01/31/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]* — 01/31/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Taylor, David [R-OH-2] — 02/04/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] — 02/13/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] — 03/18/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] — 03/27/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] — 03/27/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] — 06/05/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] — 08/01/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] — 04/30/2026 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (1)

Committee	Activity
House - Education and Workforce Committee	01/31/2025 Referred To

Related Bills (1)

S. 1148 — A bill to terminate the Department of Education. (Identical bill)

Subjects (2)

Policy Area: Education

Department of Education
Executive agency funding and structure

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