The package of bills was announced by Rep. Tim Walberg, chair of the education committee.
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House Republicans introduced a slew of bills Thursday that they say will “rightsize” the Department of Education. But, if passed, the legislative package would effectively carry out President Donald Trump’s promise to dismantle the department, dispersing nearly all of its responsibilities to other executive agencies with a few key exceptions.
“Education policy should be focused on helping students succeed—not preserving a federal bureaucracy for its own sake,” said Rep. Tim Walberg, the Michigan Republican who chairs the education committee, in a statement. “Rather than allowing unnecessary layers of Washington bureaucracy [to] stand between families and the services they rely on, the bills would transfer key statutory authorities to agencies better equipped to carry them out while maintaining continuity for students and stakeholders.”
The 10 bills largely mirror a series of interagency agreements the Trump administration has already used to siphon off various grant programs typically overseen by ED.
