# 119-hr-9610: Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education Act

119-hr-9610, Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9610
- Congress: 119
- Title: Less Bureaucracy, Better K–12 Education Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Moves primary K–12 program authority from the Department of Education to the Secretary of Labor.** The bill would transfer about 25 elementary and secondary programs and set rules for moving staff, contracts, records, and unspent funds during a six month transition.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limit federal hiring for education jobs: cost, low. If enacted, the Office of Management and Budget would have to ensure the transfers do not cause a net increase in federal full‑time equivalent (FTE) employees at affected agencies, using the enactment‑date workforce as the baseline. The Director could determine transferred functions and make incide…
- Shift K-12 program control to Labor: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would move many federal K-12 programs from the Education Department to the Labor Department. It would transfer personnel, assets, contracts, records, and unspent grant balances for the listed programs to Labor. Unspent funds would have to be used only for the purposes they were…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9610)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9610 (as of 2026-09-26).