Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 2456 (Introduced in House) — To terminate the Department of Education, and for other purposes. · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Orderly liquidation of Department of Education

375 words·~2 min read·/bill/119/hr/2456/ih/section-4

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Effective on October 1, 2026, the Department of Education is terminated, and, with the exception of functions transferred under this Act, any function for which the Secretary of Education or the Department of Education has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law is repealed. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall develop and implement a plan to orderly liquidate the Department of Education. Not later than 15 days before the date on which the plan required under paragraph
(1)is implemented, the President shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on such plan. The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall contain, in accordance with subsection (a), such elements as the President deems appropriate, including the following: Specification of the steps to be taken to terminate functions of the Department of Education in accordance with subsection (a). Specification of the steps to be taken to transfer administrative responsibility of certain Department of Education functions to other entities in accordance with section 5. Specification of the steps to be taken to transfer the Institute of Education Science to the Office of Education of the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with section 8. Specification of the steps to be taken to transfer the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education to the Department of Justice in accordance with section 9. Specification of the funds available to each entity assuming administrative responsibilities transferred in accordance with section 5 to carry out such administrative responsibilities, in accordance with the provisions of section 1531 of title 31, United States Code. Specification of the proposed allocation of any unexpended funds resulting from the termination of the Department of Education. Specification of the proposed disposition of property, facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and obligations of the Department of Education. The Secretary of Education shall, in accordance with the plan required under subsection (b)(1), take any actions as may be necessary to conclude any outstanding affairs of the Department of Education before October 1, 2026. The Director of Education of the Office of Education of the Department of Health and Human Services shall assist with implementing the plan required under subsection (b)(1).
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.