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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Returning Education to Our States Act

S. 1402Introduced Apr 9, 2025Policy area: Education

Official title: A bill to abolish the Department of Education, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Mike Rounds R-SD
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 9, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans

0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Jim Banks (R-IN), Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mike Rounds.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Dakota in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.