# 119-s-1148: A bill to terminate the Department of Education.

119-s-1148, A bill to terminate the Department of Education., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1148
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to terminate the Department of Education.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End the Department of Education: cost, high. 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, sc…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-s-100: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-s-478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-128: SAVE Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1148 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1148)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
- [119-s-100: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-100)
- [119-s-478: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-478)
- [119-s-128: SAVE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-128)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1148 (as of 2026-04-21).