118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6458EMPOWER Act

To terminate the Office for Elementary and Secondary Education of the Department of Education and provide block grants to States.

Education
Introduced Nov 21, 2023
Last action Nov 21, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Nov 21, 2023
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Referred
Nov 21, 2023
Education and Workforce
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Nov 21, 2023
Introduced in House
Nov 21, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.