To provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, and for other purposes.
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Summary
The States Education Reclamation Act of 2025 abolishes the Department of Education and repeals virtually all of its programs. States would receive annual block grants from the Treasury through FY2033, equal to the amount they received in federal education funding in FY2025, split into elementary/secondary and postsecondary grants. States must use the funds for education purposes permitted by state law, supplement (not supplant) state funding, and undergo annual independent audits. Nondiscrimination protections under Section 504, Title IX, and Title VI continue to apply. Specific programs are transferred to other agencies: job training to DOL, special education (IDEA) to HHS, Indian education to Interior, Impact Aid to DOD, Pell Grants and student loans to Treasury, and research (IES) and DC Opportunity Scholarships to HHS. Only administrative responsibility transfers, not personnel. GAO must study the feasibility of the plan, and the President must submit a closure plan within a year.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Abolish the Department of Education, repeal most of its programs, transfer a few specified programs to other federal agencies, and provide block grants to states for elementary/secondary and postsecondary education through FY2033.
Who Benefits
- State governments gaining education spending flexibility
- Private and religious schools (potential beneficiaries under state discretion)
- Teachers (potential salary increases via block grant flexibility)
Who Bears Costs
- Department of Education employees
- Federal education program administrators
- School districts dependent on federal categorical funding
Key Policy Areas
{'domain': 'Education', 'evidence': ['3', '4', '7']}, {'domain': 'Government Operations', 'evidence': ['3', '8', '9']}
Primary Purpose
Abolish the Department of Education, repeal most of its programs, transfer a few specified programs to other federal agencies, and provide block grants to states for elementary/secondary and postsecondary education through FY2033.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Devolve federal education authority to states through block grants while preserving politically essential civil rights protections and transferring high-profile programs (Pell Grants, IDEA, student loans) to other agencies rather than eliminating them."
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Education, GAO, Receiving agencies (DOL, HHS, DOD, Treasury, Interior)
Positive-direction: State education agencies, State governments
Negative-direction: Department of Education, GAO, Receiving agencies (DOL, HHS, DOD, Treasury, Interior), State governments receiving block grants
Public school teachers, School districts dependent on federal categorical programs, State education programs
Positive-direction: Public school teachers
Negative-direction: School districts dependent on federal categorical programs, State education programs
Special education students under IDEA, Students with disabilities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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