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Referenced Laws
20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.
42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.
20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
29 U.S.C. 794
42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.
42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.
20 U.S.C. 1232g
20 U.S.C. 1232h
Section 1
That the President is requested, and the Secretary of Education is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, unredacted copies of all documents, memoranda, legal opinions, notes from meetings, records (including telephone records, electronic mail records, and screenshots), correspondence (electronic or otherwise), and other communications (or any portion of any such communications) that are in the possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following: The closure of the Department of Education. Any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at the Department of Education. Any actions taken pursuant to the Secretary of Education’s March 3, 2025, communication to staff entitled “Our Department’s Final Mission”. Any actions taken pursuant to any Executive order of the President directing the Secretary of Education to take steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education. Any determinations made by the Executive Office of the President, the Secretary of Education, or the staff of the Department of Education that the staff remaining at the Department after any reduction in force, other downsizing measure, or closure would be sufficient to ensure that the Secretary could faithfully execute the Federal laws Congress has directed the Secretary to enforce or implement, including— title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974); and section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly known as the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment).
Section 2
That the President is requested, and the Secretary of Education is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution, unredacted copies of all documents, memoranda, legal opinions, notes from meetings, records (including telephone records, electronic mail records, and screenshots), correspondence (electronic or otherwise), and other communications (or any portion of any such communications) that are in the possession of the President or the Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following: The closure of the Department of Education. Any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at the Department of Education. Any actions taken pursuant to the Secretary of Education’s March 3, 2025, communication to staff entitled Our Department’s Final Mission. Any actions taken pursuant to any Executive Order of the President directing the Secretary of Education to take steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education. Any determinations made by the Executive Office of the President, the Secretary of Education, or the staff of the Department of Education that the staff remaining at the Department after any reduction in force, other downsizing measure, or closure would be sufficient to ensure that the Secretary could faithfully execute the Federal laws that Congress has directed the Secretary to enforce or implement, including— title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.); the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974); and section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly known as the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment).