Expressing support for the Nation’s local public K–12 schools and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.

H. Res. 94 · 119th Congress · Feb 4, 2025 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

strongly supports Federal investment in public K–12 schools and the students and families served by these schools;

(2)

affirms that the Department of Education plays a vital role in the Nation’s system of public education;

(3)

affirms that the Federal Government’s investment is important to the success of students in public schools, and investment in public education should not be diverted, including through the use of vouchers, to privately run K–12 schools; and

(4)

rejects any claim that the executive branch has the legal authority to, or would serve the Nation by—

(A)

dismantling or relocating major offices within the Department of Education;

(B)

dismantling or relocating the Department of Education; or

(C)

reducing Federal funding for public education, blocking the granting of major Federal grant programs for education, or transferring funding burdens for education to State and local governments.

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Feb 4, 2025viewing Introduced in House Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Simon, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Titus, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Peters, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Takano, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Soto, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Casar, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Ross, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Dexter, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Ms. Craig, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Stevens, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mrs. Hayes, and Ms. McCollum) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce

Expressing support for the Nation’s local public K–12 schools and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education.

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