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S. 1148

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1148, a bill to terminate the Department of Education, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 26, 2025 by Sen. Rand Paul (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 26, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 1148 has 2 co-sponsors.

sb1148/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1148 IS: To terminate the Department of Education.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-26
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1148  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 26, 2025   Mr. Paul  (for himself,  Mr. Lee , and  Mr. Moreno ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs    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. Introduced2025-03-26
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  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 Senate Mar 26, 2025

sb1148/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (03/26/2025)

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

Sponsors

Sen. Rand Paul (R) sponsors S. 1148, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1148 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Mar 26, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 1148 has taken 2 actions since Mar 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 26, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Mar 26, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1148 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1148, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1148 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to terminate the Department of Education. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to terminate the Department of Education. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named S. 1148 in 7 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 Health Issues, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—Nebraska16—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ANDY HALE116
MEGHAN CHAFFEE116
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS111
ELLEN FLENNIKEN111
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY111
KIMBERLY CONWAY111
MADISON ROBERTS111
NAUREEN SHAH111
NINA PATEL111
SARAH MEHTA111
TARA PALMER STUTSMAN111
VANIA LEVEILLE111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 first_quarter$560K1st Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter—2nd Quarter - Report
NEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONNEBRASKA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1148 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1148’s is Education.

s1148/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com