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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 938 

To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly 

to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. MOORE of Alabama (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 

DONALDS, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, and Mr. CRANE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 

Workforce 

A BILL 

To abolish the Department of Education and to provide 

funding directly to States for elementary and secondary 

education, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. ABOLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDU4 CATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date that is 30 

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act— 

7 (1) the Department of Education is abolished; 

8 and 

9 (2) each applicable program is terminated. 


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1 (b) APPLICABLE PROGRAM DEFINED.—The term 

2 ‘‘applicable program’’ means each program for which the 

3 Secretary of Education or the Department of Education 

4 has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by 

5 delegation of authority pursuant to law as of the day be6 fore the date specified in subsection (a), except such term 

7 does not include— 

8 (1) the Federal Pell Grant program under sec9 tion 401 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 

10 1070a); and 

11 (2) the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

12 Program under part D of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

13 1087a et seq.). 

14 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.—Effective on the 

15 date specified in subsection (a), the authority to carry out 

16 the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub17 section (b) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the 

18 Treasury. 

19 SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES. 

20 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con21 gress that— 

22 (1) States should distribute non-Federal funds 

23 for elementary and secondary education in a manner 

24 that promotes competition and choices in education 


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1 in order to secure the best education available for 

2 each child; and 

3 (2) it is the fundamental right of parents to de4 termine the best education for their children. 

5 (b) ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

6 GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall 

7 carry out a program under which the Secretary makes al8 locations to States, in accordance with subsection (c), to 

9 support elementary and secondary education. 

10 (c) ALLOCATIONS TO STATES.—The allocations made 

11 by the Secretary to each State under subsection (b) shall 

12 be in proportion to the aggregate amount of Federal indi13 vidual income taxes paid by the residents of such State 

14 (relative to such aggregate amount paid by residents of 

15 all the States) as determined by the Secretary after con16 sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury. 

17 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—A State that receives an alloca18 tion under subsection (c) shall use such funds to support 

19 elementary and secondary education in the State. 

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