To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2691 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2691 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 April 7, 2025 Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ABOLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (a) In General.--Effective on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act-- (1) the Department of Education is abolished; and (2) each applicable program is terminated. (b) Applicable Program Defined.--The term ``applicable program'' means each program for which the Secretary of Education or the Department of Education has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law as of the day before the date specified in subsection (a), except such term does not include-- (1) the Federal Pell Grant program under section 401 of the Higher Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1070a); and (2) the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program under part D of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.). (c) Transfer of Functions.--Effective on the date specified in subsection (a), the authority to carry out the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) is hereby transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury. SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES. (a) Se