U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9611: Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act
Status: In committee, July 15, 2026
To ensure the Department of Labor will manage certain postsecondary education programs, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To ensure the Department of Labor will manage certain postsecondary education programs, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 9, 2026:
A BILL To ensure the Department of Labor will manage certain postsecondary education programs, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act . SECTION 2. Transfer of Department of Education functions related to certain postsecondary education programs (a) Transfers There are transferred to the Secretary of Labor (acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor) all the functions which the Secretary of Education exercised before the effective date of this Act (including all related functions of any officer or employee of the Department of Education) with respect to each of the following: (1) The Augustus F. Hawkins Center of Excellence Program authorized under subpart 2 of part B of title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1033 et seq. ). (2) The Strengthening Institutions programs authorized under part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq. ), other than sections 316, 317, 319, and 320. (3) The Strengthening Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program authorized under part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1060 et seq. ), and for which amounts are made available under section …
Sponsors
- Mark Harris (R, HD-NC-8) · primary sponsor
- Michael Rulli (R, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Department of Education, Department of Labor, Executive agency funding and structure, Student aid and college costs, Education, Minority education, Disability assistance, Higher education
Common questions
- What is HB9611?
- HB9611 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act.
- What does HB9611 do?
- In its own words: To ensure the Department of Labor will manage certain postsecondary education programs, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9611?
- In committee as of July 15, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 16. (July 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9611?
- Mark Harris (R, HD-NC-8), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9611?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9611
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