HRES 237
· 119th Congress
· Education
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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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
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Apr 29, 2025
committee
Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-84.
Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 29, 2025
other
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 09, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported Adversely (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.
Education and Workforce Committee
Mar 21, 2025
introduced
Submitted in House
Mar 21, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Education and Workforce Committee
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+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H. Res. 237 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H. Res. 237 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+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
@@ -25,6 +28,17 @@
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]
+
_______________________________________________________________________
RESOLUTION
@@ -43,13 +57,70 @@
(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
+(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
@@ -57,8 +128,9 @@
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--
+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
@@ -85,4 +157,28 @@
(L) section 445 of the General Education Provisions
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) (commonly known as the
``Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment'').
-<all>
+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
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