US House Republicans Take ‘First Step’ Toward Dismantling Department of Education
The 10-bill package would make Trump-era transfer agreements permanent and shift student aid and other programs to agencies such as Treasury and Labor.
- On Wednesday, the House Education and Workforce Committee advanced 10 bills that would permanently transfer Department of Education functions to other federal agencies, codifying the Trump administration's effort to dismantle the 46-year-old department.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon previously described interagency agreements as a 'proof of concept' that government can function without the department, following President Donald Trump's March 2025 executive order directing the agency's closure.
- Under the proposed legislation, the Treasury Department would manage the $1.7 trillion federal student aid portfolio, while the Labor Department would oversee elementary, secondary, and career programs; the Interior Department and Health and Human Services would assume additional educational functions.
- Congressional Democrats fiercely opposed the measure, with Rep. Bobby Scott arguing the proposals would create "miles of bureaucratic red tape" and harm students; the committee rejected all 31 amendments Democrats introduced.
- The legislation faces steep odds in the Senate, which requires at least 60 senators to advance bills past a filibuster; Republicans currently hold only 53 seats, creating a significant procedural hurdle.
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