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95th Congress · 1977–1979
S. 894
A bill to establish an Executive Department to be known as the Department of Education.
Education Senate
Latest action: Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. · March 3, 1977 Understand the measure
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Where it stands
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In committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Recorded March 3, 1977, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]
Committee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Sponsor, status and actions from the Library of Congress bill record (Congress.gov API), read October 20, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
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- Last checked
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APA
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Chicago
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Official records
No recorded vote
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