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118th Congress Education

H.R. 6458: EMPOWER Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Nov 21, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
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  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Nov 21, 2023

This bill terminates the Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The bill also repeals applicable programs and statutes with respect to elementary and secondary education for which ED has administrative responsibility. ED must award block grants to each state to make allocations to local educational agencies (LEAs) based on the relative number of children aged 5 to 17 in the school district of each LEA.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Nov 21, 2023Introduced in the House by Jack Bergman.
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  1. Nov 21, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Nov 21, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.