HR 9618 · 95th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to establish a Department of Education.

Introduced 1977-10-18· Sponsored by Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.(1977-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Establishes a Department of Education within the executive branch of the Federal Government to take over specified functions of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; all of the functions of the Education Division and various educational functions handled by the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Interior; the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities; and National Science Foundation. Creates the Federal Interagency Committee on Education and the National Advisory Commission on Education.…

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