Contact Congress about 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.

The U.S. Department of Education would shut down, and most of its programs would end. States would get new K-12 grants based on residents' federal income tax payments. Pell Grants and federal direct loans would continue under the Treasury Department.

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To abolish the Department of Education and to provide funding directly to States for elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Latest action on H.R. 2691: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects public schools, states, college students, and student loan borrowers. States would get more control over federal K-12 money, but the amount each state gets could change. Schools that rely on current federal programs could lose support if those programs end. Pell Grant recipients and federal direct loan borrowers would keep those programs, but Treasury would run them instead of the Education Department.

Why this matters: This bill would change who controls federal education money and many national education programs. Today, the Department of Education helps run federal school aid, college aid, school data, and many education rules. The bill would end the department and most of its programs, while giving states more control over K-12 funds. It could also change which states get more or less federal school money, because the new formula is based on income tax payments instead of student need.

Key provisions in H.R. 2691

• The U.S. Department of Education would close 30 days after the bill becomes law.
• Every Education Department program would end except Federal Pell Grants and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
• The Treasury Secretary would take over legal control of Pell Grants and federal direct student loans from the Education Secretary.
• The Treasury Secretary would run a new grant program that sends federal K-12 money to states.
• Each state's share would depend on how much federal individual income tax its residents pay compared with all states.

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What is H.R. 2691?

The U.S. Department of Education would shut down, and most of its programs would end. States would get new K-12 grants based on residents' federal income tax payments. Pell Grants and federal direct loans would continue under the Treasury Department.

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