This House resolution would impeach Secretary of Education Linda M. McMahon for "high crimes and misdemeanors" based on alleged refusal to follow education laws and alleged false testimony before Congress. The resolution says McMahon approved interagency agreements that shifted Education Department functions to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, State, Justice, and Interior on dates in 2025 and 2026, contrary to the Department of Education Organization Act. It also says she made deceptive or false statements in Senate testimony on February 13, 2025. Because this is an impeachment resolution, it does not create a new program or spending level; it asks the House to vote to impeach and send articles to the Senate for trial.
What This Bill Does
- Would impeach Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for "high crimes and misdemeanors".
- Alleges illegal transfer of six Education Department offices or functions to other federal agencies.
- Cites interagency agreements dated May 21, 2025; September 30, 2025; February 20, 2026; and June 15, 2026.
- Targets programs under ESEA, HEA, IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act, the Perkins Act, and civil-rights laws.
- Includes a second article accusing McMahon of false statements before the Senate HELP Committee on February 13, 2025.
Who This Bill Affects
For a general American audience, this resolution would not directly change taxes, benefits, or eligibility rules. Its concrete effect would be indirect: if it gained traction, it could slow or halt efforts to move federal education functions from the Department of Education to other agencies, which would matter most to students, schools, colleges, disability-rights complainants, and recipients of federal education programs. If you rely on federally administered education services, the resolution is aimed at preserving the current statutory structure rather than changing your access to it.
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- Public education advocates They are likely to argue the Secretary cannot unilaterally dismantle or reroute statutory duties that Congress assigned to the Department of Education. In their view, moving programs and offices to Labor, HHS, State, Justice, or Interior threatens oversight and weakens protections for students and families.
- Civil-rights and disability-rights advocates They may see the transfers as especially dangerous because the resolution names the Office for Civil Rights, IDEA, the Rehabilitation Act, the ADA, and the Age Discrimination Act. Their case is that these duties require a dedicated education agency with clear legal responsibility.
- Members concerned about separation of powers They are likely to support the resolution because it frames the issue as a constitutional and statutory violation, not a policy disagreement. The resolution argues that cabinet agencies cannot be dismantled or reassigned without an act of Congress.
- Supporters of administrative reorganization They may argue that the Secretary is trying to improve coordination by using interagency agreements rather than abolishing programs outright. From this view, the House is overreacting to management decisions that can be defended as lawful executive administration.
- Conservative education-reform advocates They are likely to favor shrinking or restructuring the Department of Education and may see the resolution as trying to preserve a bureaucracy they want reduced. They could argue education programs are better managed closer to other agencies or states.
- House Republican leadership and allies of the administration They may oppose impeachment as an extreme remedy for contested policy and legal disputes. Their argument would be that oversight, litigation, or appropriations restrictions are more appropriate than removing a cabinet secretary.
Key Implications
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“"approved an interagency agreement moving the provision of several essential programs and services"”
This indicates the dispute is about where federal education services are administered, not whether the services exist at all. For schools and recipients, the concern is whether moving functions could disrupt access, staffing, or oversight.
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“"The Department of Education cannot be dismantled ... without an Act of Congress"”
The resolution’s central legal claim is that only Congress can reorganize or eliminate the department. If accepted, that would limit unilateral executive restructuring of federal education programs.
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“"Office of Civil Rights ... all functions"”
The article specifically ties the Office for Civil Rights to the department’s statutory mission. That matters because civil-rights complaints in schools and colleges depend on a clear federal office to receive, investigate, and enforce claims.
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“"testified before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions"”
Article II expands the case beyond agency restructuring to alleged false testimony. If true, that would raise the stakes from policy conflict to questions about truthfulness before Congress.
Outlook
This is a House resolution, so it is not a law and would only take effect if the House agreed to impeach and then the Senate held a trial. Based on the fact that it was just introduced on June 25, 2026, referred the same day to the House Committee on the Judiciary, and has 16 cosponsors, it is possible but not especially likely to advance far unless the majority leadership chooses to move it. Impeachment resolutions from the minority rarely receive floor consideration, and this one is still at the committee stage.
Official Source & Bill Facts
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- Bill
- HRES 1391
- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Official title
- Impeaching Linda M. McMahon, Secretary of Education, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
- Policy area
- Education
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 25, 2026)
- Last updated
- June 26, 2026
Latest Status
June 25, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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