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.

What it does

This resolution requests that the President provide, and directs the Department of Education (ED) to provide, to the House of Representatives all documents and materials related to

• the closure of ED;

• any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at ED;

• any actions taken pursuant to a specified March 3, 2025, communication to ED staff;

• any actions taken pursuant to any executive order directing the closure of ED; and

• any determinations made by the President, the Secretary of ED, or other ED staff that the staff remaining at ED after any reduction in force, other downsizing measure, or closure are sufficient to faithfully execute specified federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Mar 21, 2025 (Introduced in House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.