To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.
HR 938 would abolish the U.S. Department of Education 30 days after enactment, terminating all its programs except the Federal Pell Grant and Direct Loan programs (which transfer to the Treasury Secretary). It would replace federal education funding with block grants to states, distributing funds based on each state’s share of national individual income tax revenue. States receiving these grants must use the funds exclusively for K-12 education, with no federal restrictions on how they allocate the money. The bill aims to shift control over K-12 education funding directly to states, removing the federal department’s administrative role.
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Introduced Feb 9, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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