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2025-2026 Bill 5154: Resolution Memorializing Congress to Eliminate the US Department of Education - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5154
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Erickson, Bradley, Vaughan, D. Mitchell, Teeple, B. Newton, Duncan, M.M. Smith, Sanders, Hartnett, Whitmire, Bowers, Huff and Davis
Document Path: LC-0624WAB-WAB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 11, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
Summary: Resolution Memorializing Congress to Eliminate the US Department of Education
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
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Action Description with journal page number
2/11/2026
House
Introduced (
House Journal-page 40
)
2/11/2026
House
Referred to Committee on
Invitations and Memorial Resolutions
(
House Journal-page 40
)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/11/2026
A
house
RESOLUTION
TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IN HIS EFFORTS TO
DEVOLVE EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITY FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
THE STATES AND TO ELIMINATE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND TO
MEMORIALIZE THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT AND COOPERATE WITH
THESE EFFORTS THROUGH NECESSARY LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND FAITHFUL EXECUTION.
W
hereas, the Tenth
Amendment to the United States Constitution reserves to the states all powers
not delegated to the federal government, and education is not enumerated as a
responsibility of the federal government; and
W
hereas, the creation of
the United States Department of Education in 1980 has resulted in significant
federal overreach in education through burdensome regulations and
one-size-fits-all mandates; and
W
hereas, despite an annual
budget exceeding sixty billion dollars and an additional two-hundred and seventy-six
billion dollars in one-time federal spending for COVID-19 recovery efforts,
fourth-grade and eighth-grade reading scores have remained largely unchanged
since the early 1990s, when national measurements first began; and
W
hereas, states and local
communities possess unique knowledge of their students' educational needs and
are best positioned to develop curricula and policies that reflect local
values, priorities, and circumstances; and
W
hereas, President Donald
J. Trump has publicly expressed a desire to eliminate the United States
Department of Education and return primary responsibility for education to the
states; and
W
hereas, the elimination
of the United States Department of Education is not only consistent with
constitutional principles, but would also promote more efficient use of
taxpayer dollars and improved educational outcomes for students. Now,
therefore,
B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:
T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, express their support for the President of the United
States in his efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education
and return primary responsibility for education to the states, and memorialize
the Congress of the United States to support and cooperate with these efforts
through necessary legislative action and faithful execution.
B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the President of the United
States and each member of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation.
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