119-hres237

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H. Res. 237 Reported in House

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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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 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]

_______________________________________________________________________

 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