Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Sponsored By: Representative Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
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Summary
Alleged systemic transfers of Education Department programs and withholding of funds. This resolution would impeach Linda M. McMahon for allegedly shifting Elementary and Secondary Education Act and other programs to agencies like Labor, HHS, State, Justice, and Interior through interagency agreements, for making false statements to Congress about disbursing appropriated funds, and for mass staff cuts and funding delays that the resolution says breached the public trust.
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- Families and students: Delays and cancellations hit K‑12 and college supports, including a $1.0 billion student mental health award and $168.0 million for Full‑Service Community Schools, which the resolution says disrupted services.
- Grantees and researchers: The resolution alleges dozens of contracts and grants were canceled or challenged, naming ten Regional Educational Laboratories, a $22.7 million National Assessment contract, and $226.0 million for Comprehensive Centers.
- Department staff and federal oversight: The resolution says about 2,000 employees left or were terminated, including 1,378 in a March 11, 2025 reduction in force and 465 in October 2025, and that program realignments undermined statutory oversight and disbursement of congressional appropriations.
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Canceled and delayed education funding
If adopted, the resolution would say the Secretary canceled or withheld many congressionally approved contracts and grants starting in February 2025. It would list a $22.7 million adult education contract and a $500,000 Perkins study contract, 10 Regional Educational Laboratory contracts, and 18 Comprehensive Centers grants totaling $226 million. It would say hundreds more awards were halted, including $1 billion for student mental health and $168 million for Full-Service Community Schools. It would say $350 million in HEA grants was halted on September 10, 2025, and roughly 100 TRIO and some College Assistance Migrant Program awards were rejected or canceled in mid-2025.
Shifting Education programs to other agencies
If adopted, the resolution would say the Secretary approved multiple interagency moves that shift who runs federal education programs. It would say some ESEA and HEA programs moved to the Department of Labor on September 30, 2025. It would say Perkins career and technical programs moved to Labor on May 21, 2025, and some HEA programs moved to the State Department on February 20, 2026. It would say IDEA, Rehabilitation Act, and other education and disability programs moved to HHS on February 20, 2026 and June 15, 2026, American Indian programs moved to Interior on September 30, 2025, and education civil-rights work moved to DOJ on June 15, 2026.
Major Department of Education staff cuts
If adopted, the resolution would say the Secretary ordered large staff cuts beginning March 11, 2025. It would say about 1,378 employees were terminated in March 2025 and roughly 465 more in October 2025, with the later cuts later reversed by a continuing resolution. It would say the terminations included many in the Office for Federal Student Aid and the Office for Civil Rights and hurt the Department's capacity to run student aid and civil-rights work.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Cosponsors
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2026
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/30/2026
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/13/2026
Mejia
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/3/2026
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