[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 237 Reported in House (RH)]
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House Calendar No. 25
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 237
[Report No. 119-84]
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of
Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of
Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing
measures at the Department of Education.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2025
Mr. Scott of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Wilson of
Florida, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Takano, Ms. Adams, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr.
Norcross, Mrs. McBath, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Omar, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Casar,
Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Mannion) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Workforce
April 29, 2025
Additional sponsor: Ms. Brownley
April 29, 2025
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar,
and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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RESOLUTION
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of
Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of
Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing
measures at the Department of Education.
Resolved, That the President is requested, and the Secretary of
Education is directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption
of this resolution, unredacted copies of all documents, memoranda,
legal opinions, notes from meetings, records (including telephone
records, electronic mail records, and screenshots), correspondence
(electronic or otherwise), and other communications (or any portion of
any such communications) that are in the possession of the President or
the Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following:
<DELETED> (1) The closure of the Department of
Education.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Any reduction in force or other downsizing
measures at the Department of Education.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Any actions taken pursuant to the Secretary of
Education's March 3, 2025, communication to staff entitled
``Our Department's Final Mission''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Any actions taken pursuant to any Executive
order of the President directing the Secretary of Education to
take steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of
Education.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Any determinations made by the Executive
Office of the President, the Secretary of Education, or the
staff of the Department of Education that the staff remaining
at the Department after any reduction in force, other
downsizing measure, or closure would be sufficient to ensure
that the Secretary could faithfully execute the Federal laws
Congress has directed the Secretary to enforce or implement,
including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) title II of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et
seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42
U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (J) the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (K) section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as the
``Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'');
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (L) section 445 of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly known as the
``Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment'').</DELETED>
That the President is requested, and the Secretary of Education is
directed, to transmit, respectively, to the House of Representatives,
not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this
resolution, unredacted copies of all documents, memoranda, legal
opinions, notes from meetings, records (including telephone records,
electronic mail records, and screenshots), correspondence (electronic
or otherwise), and other communications (or any portion of any such
communications) that are in the possession of the President or the
Secretary, respectively, and refer or relate to the following:
(1) The closure of the Department of Education.
(2) Any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at
the Department of Education.
(3) Any actions taken pursuant to the Secretary of
Education's March 3, 2025, communication to staff entitled
``Our Department's Final Mission''.
(4) Any actions taken pursuant to any Executive Order of
the President directing the Secretary of Education to take
steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.
(5) Any determinations made by the Executive Office of the
President, the Secretary of Education, or the staff of the
Department of Education that the staff remaining at the
Department after any reduction in force, other downsizing
measure, or closure would be sufficient to ensure that the
Secretary could faithfully execute the Federal laws that
Congress has directed the Secretary to enforce or implement,
including--
(A) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
(20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);
(B) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
U.S.C. 2000d et seq.);
(C) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.);
(D) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. 794);
(E) title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.);
(F) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C.
6101 et seq.);
(G) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.);
(H) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001 et seq.);
(I) the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
(J) the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20
U.S.C. 9501 et seq.);
(K) section 444 of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known as the ``Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974''); and
(L) section 445 of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly known as the
``Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment'').
House Calendar No. 25
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 237
[Report No. 119-84]
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of
Education to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of
Representatives relating to the reduction in force and other downsizing
measures at the Department of Education.
_______________________________________________________________________
April 29, 2025
Reported adversely with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar,
and ordered to be printed