IV 
House Calendar No. 25 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 237 
[Report No. 119–84] 
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Education 
to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representa-
tives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing measures 
at the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2025 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, 
Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. NOR-
CROSS, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. OMAR, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. 
CASAR, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MANNION) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Workforce 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Ms. BROWNLEY 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and 
ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Sec-
retary of Education to transmit, respectively, certain doc-
uments to the House of Representatives relating to the 
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reduction in force and other downsizing measures at 
the Department of Education. 
Resolved, That the President is requested, and the 
Secretary of Education is directed, to transmit, respec-
tively, 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 tele-
phone records, electronic mail records, and screenshots), 
correspondence (electronic or otherwise), and other com-
munications (or any portion of any such communications) 
that are in the possession of the President or the Sec-
retary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following: 
(1) The closure of the Department of Edu-
cation. 
(2) Any reduction in force or other downsizing 
measures at the Department of Education. 
(3) Any actions taken pursuant to the Sec-
retary of Education’s March 3, 2025, communica-
tion to staff entitled ‘‘Our Department’s Final Mis-
sion’’. 
(4) Any actions taken pursuant to any Execu-
tive order of the President directing the Secretary of 
Education to take steps to facilitate the closure of 
the Department of Education. 
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(5) 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 reduc-
tion 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— 
(A) title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); 
(B) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 
(C) the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
(D) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); 
(E) title II of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.); 
(F) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); 
(G) the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
(H) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 
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(I) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.); 
(J) the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); 
(K) 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 
(L) section 445 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Protection of Pupil Rights 
Amendment’’). 
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: 
(1) The closure of the Department of Education. 
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(2) Any reduction in force or other downsizing 
measures at the Department of Education. 
(3) Any actions taken pursuant to the Secretary 
of Education’s March 3, 2025, communication to staff 
entitled ‘‘Our Department’s Final Mission’’. 
(4) Any actions taken pursuant to any Executive 
Order of the President directing the Secretary of Edu-
cation to take steps to facilitate the closure of the De-
partment of Education. 
(5) 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— 
(A) title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); 
(B) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 
(C) the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 
(D) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); 
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(E) title II of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.); 
(F) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); 
(G) the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
(H) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); 
(I) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Tech-
nical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et 
seq.); 
(J) the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.); 
(K) 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 
(L) section 445 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Protection of Pupil Rights 
Amendment’’). 
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House Calendar No. 25 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 237 
[Report No. 119–84] 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing 
the Secretary of Education to transmit, respec-
tively, certain documents to the House of Rep-
resentatives relating to the reduction in force and 
other downsizing measures at the Department of 
Education. 
APRIL 29, 2025 
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the 
House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
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