{"bill":{"id":"119-hres-237","congress":119,"type":"HRES","number":237,"title":"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.","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-21","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S000185","fullName":"Rep. Scott, Robert C. \"Bobby\" [D-VA-3]","party":"D","state":"VA","district":3}],"cosponsorsCount":15,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-04-29","text":"Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 25."},"policyArea":"Education","subjects":["Age discrimination","Congressional oversight","Congressional-executive branch relations","Department of Education","Disability and health-based discrimination","Education programs funding","Elementary and secondary education","Executive agency funding and structure","Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management","Higher education","Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents","Racial and ethnic relations","Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination","Vocational and technical education"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 25.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-84.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Reported adversely (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-84.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Ordered to be Reported Adversely (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 12.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-09","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-21","text":"Submitted in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p>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</p><ul><li>the closure of ED;&nbsp;</li><li>any reduction in force or other downsizing measures at ED;</li><li>any actions taken pursuant to a specified March 3, 2025, communication&nbsp;to ED staff;&nbsp;</li><li>any actions taken pursuant to any executive order directing the closure of ED; and&nbsp;</li><li>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.</li></ul>","updateDate":"2026-07-29T20:55:11Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":394,"ts":"2026-10-13T07:19:19.750Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Of%20inquiry%20requesting%20the%20President%20and%20directing%20the%20Secret"}]}}