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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri Senate urges Congress to cooperate with federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education
Last action · April 2, 2026: Referred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics CommitteeSponsor: Curtis Trent
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What This Bill Would Do
Missouri lawmakers urge the United States Congress to fully cooperate with federal efforts to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and return educational control to the states.
Expresses the official stance of the Missouri General Assembly on federal education policy, directing inscribed copies of the resolution to members of Missouri's congressional delegation without carrying the force of law or altering state funding.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Missouri's Congressional delegation
Receives inscribed copies of the concurrent resolution outlining the Missouri General Assembly's position.
Missouri residents
Represented by the legislative policy stance urging changes to federal involvement in local education systems.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Apr 2, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred S Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee
- Apr 1, 2026SenateIntroducedS Offered
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. The text on record is the 7539S.01I - Introduced version. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Sources
www.senate.mo.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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