AJR 19 California Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

United States Department of Education: proposed closure.

Summary

This measure would urge California's Members of Congress to reject any proposal to dismantle the United States Department of Education or strip it of its core functions and would call on the President of the United States to preserve, protect, and strengthen the United States Department of Education and its mission to serve all students.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Assembly Passage

Aug 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 2, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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07/02/25 - Introduced → AJR19 · 1 edit

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Floor votes · Assembly Aug 28, 2025

How they voted

61–4

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 78

Aug 28, 2025

D Democratic59

56 Yea 3

94% Yea

R Republican19

5 Yea 4 Nay 10

26% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

upper

Aug 28, 2025

Assembly · Passed

Assembly Vote: pass (61-4-13)

assembly

Aug 28, 2025

Committee

In Senate. To Com. on RLS.

upper

Aug 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted and to Senate. (Ayes 62. Noes 4. Page 2764.)

lower

Jul 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to Third Reading. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 16).

lower

Jul 7, 2025

Committee

Referred to Com. on ED.

lower

Jul 2, 2025

Introduced

Introduced. To print.

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor