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House adopts resolution urging Congress to pursue elimination of U.S. Department of Education
Summary
The Louisiana House adopted HCR 14 on April 8, 2026, a resolution urging Congress to continue work toward dissolving the U.S. Department of Education and moving functions to other federal agencies or states; the measure passed 59–28 after extended debate on funding, student loans, and civil‑rights enforcement.
The Louisiana House of Representatives on April 8 adopted HCR 14, a resolution by Representative Carla Carver urging Congress to pursue the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and to transfer its functions elsewhere.
Representative Carla Carver, the measure’s author, said the resolution ‘‘expresses support for the federal efforts to eliminate and continue to move forward with the dissolution of the US Department of Education’’ and encouraged Congress to ‘‘continue that work’’ transferring duties to other federal agencies or state governments.
Members pressed Carver for specifics about funding, student loans and civil‑rights enforcement if the Department were eliminated. Representative Noelle Newell asked whether federal dollars that support Louisiana schools would continue and whether older voters or people without easy access to birth certificates could be harmed by new identification requirements. Carver said Congress could design mechanisms to preserve funding flows and cited interagency arrangements already in place.
Other lawmakers raised concerns about safeguards for borrowers and land‑grant university funding. Representative Rhett Walters asked what would happen to land‑grant support for institutions such as LSU and Southern University; Carver said Congress would have to make those determinations and suggested other federal agencies could assume funding in particular lines.
The House approved the memorializing resolution on a roll call, 59 yeas to 28 nays. The resolution is a statement of the chamber’s position directed at Congress; it does not change state law or federal programs and does not itself effect any transfer of funds or functions.
