Work to eliminate federal departments and funding for programs that fall outside the constitutional powers listed in the Constitution, including the Department of Education and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Andrew S. Clyde · Georgia · Republican

policy impact 0.86 specificity 0.94 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

Federal departments or funding for projects that fall outside of those 18 articles, should be eliminated. The Department of Education must go. The Environmental Protection Agency must go.

Commits to eliminating federal departments and spending viewed as outside constitutional authority, specifically Education and EPA.

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H.R. 899 - To terminate the Department of Education.

Clyde is listed as a sponsor of legislation to terminate the Department of Education.

All Info - H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Evidence

Congress has the authority to govern within the 18 articles outlined in the U.S. Constitution. Federal departments or funding for projects that fall outside of those 18 articles, should be eliminated. The Department of Education must go. The Environmental Protection Agency must go.

Archived campaign-site language states Clyde backed eliminating federal departments and funding beyond enumerated constitutional powers, naming the Department of Education and EPA.

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Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]* 01/31/2025

Clyde cosponsored the 119th Congress bill to terminate the Department of Education, a concrete attempt aligned with the promise.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R.899 - To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov
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Mr. Clyde submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Clyde introduced a joint resolution to disapprove an EPA rule, showing direct legislative action aimed at constraining EPA activity, but the measure was only referred and not enacted.

partial later_term A for effort

H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval of an EPA rule | Congress.gov
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Official Title as Introduced: To terminate the Department of Education. Latest Action: 01/31/2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

The Department of Education termination bill was introduced and referred, but there is no legislative enactment in the record, so the promise was not completed through law.

partial later_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Congress.gov lists H.R.899 as introduced and says the latest action was referral to the House Committee on Education and Workforce; Clyde is shown among the cosponsors.

Clyde took a concrete legislative step aligned with the promise by backing a bill to terminate the Department of Education, but the bill remained introduced and referred, not enacted.

never later_term A for effort

All Info - H.R.899 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To terminate the Department of Education. | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The measure text says, "Mr. Clyde submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce" and Congress.gov lists the latest action as referral.

Clyde directly attempted to constrain EPA through a congressional disapproval resolution, but it was only introduced and referred, with no enactment.

never later_term A for effort

H.J.Res.44 - Providing for congressional disapproval of an EPA rule | Congress.gov
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Assessments

never later_term A for effort

Clyde’s campaign and later congressional actions align with the promise to curb agencies like the Department of Education and EPA, including cosponsoring H.R. 899 and introducing a disapproval resolution on EPA activity. But both efforts were only introduced/referred and did not produce the actual elimination of the department or agency funding, so the promised outcome was not delivered. Because he made a serious legislative attempt, this merits the effort badge.

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never later_term A for effort

Clyde promised to work toward eliminating federal departments and funding he viewed as outside enumerated constitutional powers, specifically naming the Department of Education and EPA. The record shows aligned legislative activity, including cosponsoring H.R.899 to terminate the Department of Education and introducing a resolution to disapprove an EPA rule, but these measures were referred to committee and not enacted, and the departments were not eliminated. Because he made concrete legislative attempts but the promised outcome was not delivered, this is a failed promise with effort credit.

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