Orderly Liquidation of the Department of Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2456 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2456 To terminate the Department of Education, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2025 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To terminate the Department of 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Orderly Liquidation of the Department of Education Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) The Department of Education has existed for 45 years but despite its existence, education in the United States has not improved. (2) The Department of Education has failed ``to supplement and complement the efforts of States, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States'' in order to improve the quality of education as outlined in section 102(2) of the Department of Education Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3402(2)). (3) The Department of Education has continued to promote policies that strip local elected officials, educators, and parents of the ability to direct the education of children. (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) To orderly liquidate the Department of Education. (2) To return the responsibility and authority of educating students to States and local communities. (3) To ensure that the Federal government does not continue to place unnecessary and restrictive regulation on those tasked with educating children. SEC. 3. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. (a) In General.--The Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended by adding