A bill to terminate the Department of Education.
Sponsored By: Senator Rand Paul
Introduced
Summary
Abolishes the Department of Education. This bill would terminate the Department of Education on December 31, 2026. It contains a single operative provision that ends the agency without any transition plan. The text gives no wind-down procedures, no instructions for transferring programs, assets, or liabilities, and no successor entity or interim authority. It also includes no appropriations or funding authorizations. The operative effect is an unconditional abolition of the Department of Education on the specified date.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
End the Department of Education
If enacted, this bill would end the U.S. Department of Education on December 31, 2026. The text gives no plan for winding down, moving programs, or handling assets, liabilities, or loans. Students and student-loan borrowers could lose access to loan servicing and federal loan programs. Colleges, schools, lenders, grantees, and families could lose grant funding, payments, and federal oversight. This could cause big disruption and uncertainty for millions who rely on federal education programs.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rand Paul
KY • R
Cosponsors
Mike Lee
UT • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Bernie Moreno
OH • R
Sponsored 3/26/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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