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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has reintroduced H.R. 899 to terminate the Department of Education.
I just reintroduced H.R. 899, a one sentence bill to TERMINATE the federal department of education and return power back to teachers and parents.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 31, 2025
This is it, the entire bill: pic.twitter.com/2dLYVE9Iwn
The bill is one sentence long, calling for the Department of Education to cease to exist on December 31, 2026. It is similar to the bill he introduced in 2023.
Massie thanked co-sponsors Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Tex., and Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, for their support in a post to X on Tuesday.
Thank you to @RepBrandonGill and to @RepDaveTaylor for cosponsoring my bill to eliminate the Federal Department of Education (HR 899).
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 4, 2025
Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development.
He wrote, “Unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. should not be in charge of our children’s intellectual and moral development.”
Parental rights in education is at the heart of the America First movement. Due to the current state of the failing Department of Education, even President Donald Trump has pledged to abolish it.
BREAKING: The Trump Administration is reportedly considering a plan to dismantle the Department of Education
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 3, 2025
It’s happening! pic.twitter.com/pXYG6HDYiC
Wednesday morning, former Secretary of Education under President Trump Betsy Devos stated in an interview on Fox News, “The Department of Education has failed in its mission.”
She also clarified that the Trump administration is not seeking to end education funding but focused on “eliminating the bureaucracy” and offering block grant money directly to the states and families without big government interference.
Rumors have surfaced that the 47th President plans to abolish the Department of Education through Executive Order, but President Trump’s second term is off to a litigious start with various Executive Orders already facing a slew of legal challenges, per Fox News.
If passed, Massie’s House Bill will mitigate further lawsuits challenging the Executive branch.