Give states more flexibility to improve K-12 education, reform higher education financing, improve accountability, and expand workforce development opportunities.

We must give flexibility to the states to improve K-12 education, reform higher education financing to improve accountability of colleges and better prepare our students to the future workforce demands.

Commits to education flexibility for states, higher-ed financing reform, accountability, and workforce development.

Issues - Victoria Spartz for Congress
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GovInfo’s bill record shows H.R. 899 in the 119th Congress, with Victoria Spartz listed among the cosponsors. The bill title is "To terminate the Department of Education," and the record places it with the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Spartz took a concrete legislative action aligned with shifting education authority away from the federal level, but the bill was only introduced and referred.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 899 (IH) - To terminate the Department of Education. - BILLS-119hr899ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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GovInfo records that Mrs. Spartz introduced H.R. 1895 and that it was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means. The bill’s subject is pension restoration rather than K-12 or higher education, but it is one of her recent Education and Workforce-jurisdiction actions.

This shows Spartz engaged with the education/workforce committee jurisdiction, but the measure does not directly deliver the campaign education flexibility or workforce-financing promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 1895 (IH) - Delphi Retirees Pension Restoration Act - BILLS-119hr1895ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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House Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 shows Victoria Spartz voted Aye on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment; the motion passed 218-214.

Spartz backed the reconciliation bill that later became Public Law 119-21, which included several higher-education and workforce provisions tied to the promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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Public Law 119-21 adds Workforce Pell Grants beginning July 1, 2026, revises Pell eligibility and student-loan rules, creates an accountability subtitle for low-earning programs, and preserves an educator-expense deduction.

The enacted law delivered several pieces of the promise on higher-education financing, accountability, and workforce training, but it did not fully deliver broad K-12 state-flexibility reform.

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PLAW-119publ21.pdf
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Public Law 119-21 created qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships through scholarship-granting organizations, with a state voluntary election process; created Workforce Pell Grants beginning July 1, 2026; changed federal student-loan limits and repayment rules; and created ineligibility for low-earning higher-education programs.

The enacted law delivered several pieces of the promise: K-12 scholarship flexibility through state participation, higher-education financing changes, accountability for low-earning programs, and workforce-oriented Pell support. It does not amount to full broad K-12 state-flexibility reform.

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PLAW-119publ21.pdf
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Congress.gov records H.R. 1 as becoming Public Law No. 119-21 on July 4, 2025. Its summary says Title VIII makes various changes to higher education, particularly the federal student loan system; establishes Workforce Pell Grants; and requires institutions to comply with median-earnings requirements for federal student-loan program participation.

Congress.gov confirms that the education, loan-financing, workforce Pell, and accountability provisions were enacted, supporting partial delivery of the higher-education and workforce parts of the promise.

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H.R.1 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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House Roll Call 190 was the vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The motion passed 218-214, and Victoria Spartz of Indiana is recorded as voting Aye.

Spartz voted for the bill that became Public Law 119-21, so she can claim direct legislative support for the enacted higher-education, accountability, workforce Pell, and limited K-12 scholarship provisions.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
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GovInfo’s introduced bill text lists Mrs. Spartz among the original sponsors/cosponsors of H.R. 899, a bill titled 'To terminate the Department of Education.' The operative section states that the Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2026.

Spartz took a concrete legislative step aligned with shifting education authority away from the federal government, but introduced bill text alone does not show enactment or delivery.

never same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 899 Introduced in House, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 899 as sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie, referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on January 31, 2025, with status 'Introduced.' The status tracker does not show passage by the House, Senate, presentment to the President, or enactment.

The Department of Education termination bill did not become law, so it does not fulfill the broader K-12 state-flexibility component, though it shows effort.

never same_term A for effort

Congress.gov: H.R.899 - To terminate the Department of Education, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov’s cosponsor page for H.R. 899 lists Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] as an original cosponsor dated January 31, 2025.

This corroborates Spartz’s concrete action on a decentralization-oriented education bill, but the bill’s non-enacted status limits it to effort rather than delivery.

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Congress.gov: Cosponsors - H.R.899, 119th Congress
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Executive Order 14242 directs the Secretary of Education, to the maximum extent appropriate and permitted by law, to take necessary steps to facilitate closure of the Department of Education and return authority over education to the States and local communities while maintaining services and benefits.

The executive order advances the same decentralization goal as the K-12 state-flexibility promise, but it is an executive action, constrained by existing law, and not a complete congressional delivery by Spartz.

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The White House: Executive Order 14242, Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities
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