Urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students.
Summary
House Resolution 146 is a nonbinding resolution urging Congress to cooperate with federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. The resolution frames education as a state responsibility under the Tenth Amendment and Pennsylvania’s constitution, and argues that state and local control would better address the needs of Pennsylvania students. It also cites national test scores and the amount of federal education spending as evidence that the current federal system has not produced sufficient improvement in student achievement.
The resolution emphasizes that Pennsylvania receives substantial federal education funding but says those dollars come with mandates that reduce the Commonwealth’s flexibility. It argues that eliminating the federal department would allow Pennsylvania to redirect federal funds toward state priorities, increase accountability, and encourage innovation in education. The measure does not change Pennsylvania education statutes directly; instead, it expresses the House’s position and asks federal officials to act accordingly.
Impact
HR146 would not amend Pennsylvania law or create new state education requirements. Its practical effect is limited to a formal legislative statement supporting the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education and asserting Pennsylvania’s authority over education policy. The resolution is directed to the President, Congress, and Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation, and it is intended to influence federal policy rather than alter state statutes, school district obligations, or funding rules directly.
Sentiment
The overall sentiment in the bill text is strongly supportive of decentralizing education authority and skeptical of federal involvement in education. The resolution presents state-led education as a positive reform and portrays the federal department as ineffective. No committee discussion or recorded votes were provided, so there is no additional evidence of bipartisan support, opposition, or amendments from the legislative record included here.
Contention
The main point of contention is the proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and the broader question of federal versus state control of education. Supporters of the resolution argue that federal mandates constrain Pennsylvania and that local control would improve outcomes, while likely opponents would view the federal department as an important source of funding, civil rights enforcement, and national oversight. Another likely area of dispute is the resolution’s use of national test scores and spending figures to argue that federal involvement has failed, which may be challenged as an oversimplification of education outcomes and accountability.
Urging the Congress of the United States to fully cooperate with Federal efforts to eliminate the United States Department of Education, reaffirming Pennsylvania's sovereign authority over its educational system and recognizing the need for State-led education solutions to improve outcomes for Pennsylvania students.
Concurrent Resolution; supporting the elimination of the United States Department of Education; urging the United States Congress to fully cooperate with such efforts.
States findings of the Legislature, supports federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, and urges Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.
A resolution to support the devolution of power from the United States Department of Education to the states and to urge the United States Congress to fully cooperate with these efforts.
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Providing for the Pennsylvania Amber Alert System, the Missing Endangered Person Advisory System and the Green Alert System and for duties of the Pennsylvania State Police; assessing costs; providing for immunity and penalties; and making a repeal.
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and establish an advisory committee to determine the impact on Pennsylvania taxpayers of Pennsylvania State Police full or partial police services for municipalities that do not maintain full police coverage.
Authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority certain lands situate in the City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County; authorizing the transfer of an easement interest in lands for a portion of the Project 70 lands owned by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, known as Lake Winola Access, in Overfield Township, Wyoming County, to the Department of Transportation; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to convey to Tioga County a tract of land, and to accept a tract of land from Tioga County, both tracts being located in Charleston Township, Tioga County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with the approval of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Governor, to grant and convey to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, solely for the use of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, a parcel in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, in exchange for a tract partly in Nesquehoning Borough and partly in Lehigh Township, Carbon County, to be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting by and through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and added to Lehigh Gorge State Park.