Search

Search bills, members, committees and pages...

Sign In

H.R. 899

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 899, to terminate the Department of Education, was introduced in the House on Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Thomas Massie (R) with 37 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Jan 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Record

Text

H.R. 899 has 37 co-sponsors.

hb899/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 899 IH: To terminate the Department of Education.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-31
 text/xml
 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 899  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 31, 2025   Mr. Massie  (for himself,  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ,  Ms. Boebert ,  Mr. Brecheen ,  Mr. Burchett ,  Mr. Burlison ,  Mr. Cline ,  Mr. Clyde ,  Mr. Collins ,  Mr. Crane ,  Mr. Crank ,  Mr. Davidson ,  Mr. Gosar ,  Ms. Greene of Georgia ,  Ms. Hageman ,  Mr. Harris of Maryland ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mrs. Miller of Illinois ,  Mr. Norman ,  Mr. Ogles ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Roy ,  Mr. Self ,  Mrs. Spartz ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Tiffany ,  Mr. Timmons , and  Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Education and Workforce    A BILL
To terminate the Department of Education.
1.
Termination of the Department of Education
The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 31, 2025

hb899/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (01/31/2025)

This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2026.

Sponsors

Rep. Thomas Massie (R) sponsors H.R. 899, and 37 members have co-sponsored it, 27 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 899 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.

Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 31, 2025 · 824 Bills

Actions

H.R. 899 has taken 2 actions since Jan 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee

Votes

H.R. 899 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 899, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 899 goes by 2 titles.

  • To terminate the Department of Education. — Display Title
  • To terminate the Department of Education. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 899 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSAdvocacy organizationGeorgia15—
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTSCulinary schoolIllinois11$15K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS15—
DOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC11$15K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER SACHS115
HEATHER MCTAVISH DOUCET111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTSDOUCET CONSULTING SOLUTIONS, LLC2025 third_quarter$15K3rd Quarter - Termina…
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESSNATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 899 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 899’s is Education.

hr899/policy-areas.txt
EducationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 899 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Department of Education to Executive agency funding and structure.

hr899/subjects.txt
Department of EducationExecutive agency funding and structure

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 899, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MASSIE:H.R. 899.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8[Page H434]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com