About the bill
Among all the Cabinet-level agencies, perhaps none inspires more Republican ire than the Department of Education. President Trump as a candidate expressed openness to eliminating the department, writing in his campaign book, “A lot of people believe the Department of Education should just be eliminated. Get rid of it. If we don’t eliminate it completely, we certainly need to cut its power and reach.”
A new bill in Congress would do just that.
What the bill does
Some bills can be hundreds of pages long. H.R. 899, introduced ...
Sponsor and status
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Feb 7, 2017
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Introduced on Feb 7, 2017
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on February 7, 2017. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
- Prognosis:
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2% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
History
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Introduced
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H.R. 899 is a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
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